Cupressaceae Juniperus deppeana Steud.

Alligator Juniper

Isleta - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 32

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Scientific name: Juniperus deppeana Steud.
USDA symbol: JUDE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alligator Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries boiled for food.

RECRD: 41142 id: 18573

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