Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Hollyleaved Barberry
Sanpoil - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 85
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Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MAAQ2 (
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Common names: Hollyleaved Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Sanpoil
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten fresh.
RECRD: 12501 id: 21855