Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Karok - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38

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Scientific name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MAAQ2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hollyleaved Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Fruits, if eaten, caused diarrhea.

RECRD: 5913 id: 21826

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