Cupressaceae Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.

Oneseed Juniper

Navajo - Food, Starvation Food

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 31

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Scientific name: Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: JUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oneseed Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Inner bark chewed in times of food shortage to obtain the juice.

RECRD: 2598 id: 18679

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