Berberidaceae Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don

Oregongrape

Blackfoot - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 101

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Scientific name: Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
USDA symbol: MARE11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oregongrape
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten when nothing else was available.

RECRD: 3971 id: 21952