Berberidaceae Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde

Red Barberry

Spanish American - Food, Preserves

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 19

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Scientific name: Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde
USDA symbol: MAHA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Spanish American
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Berries used to make jelly.

RECRD: 41015 id: 21902