Oleaceae Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens

Stretchberry

Jemez - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22

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Scientific name: Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens
USDA symbol: FOPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stretchberry
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Berry juice mixed with white clay and used as purple body paint for summer dances.

RECRD: 1849 id: 14805

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