Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Skagit, Upper - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 37

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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: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Berries pulped, dried and stored in cakes for winter use.

RECRD: 8400 id: 21859

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