Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Makah - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 254

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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: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Fruit used to make preserves.

RECRD: 6187 id: 21835