Cupressaceae Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
Kawaiisu - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 35
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Juniperus californica Carr.
Scientific name: Juniperus californica Carr.
USDA symbol: JUCA7 (
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Common names: California Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Berries seeded, pounded into a meal, moistened, molded into cakes and dried.
RECRD: 4258 id: 18418