Berberidaceae Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
Cascade Oregongrape
Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 279
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Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MANE2 (
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Common names: Cascade Oregongrape
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Sour berries occasionally used for food.
RECRD: 46916 id: 21908