Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea arborescens L.

Wild Hydrangea

Cherokee - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 253

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Scientific name: Hydrangea arborescens L.
USDA symbol: HYAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: New growth of young twigs peeled, boiled thoroughly, fried and eaten.

RECRD: 44565 id: 17493

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