Rubiaceae Mitchella repens L.

Partridgeberry

Iroquois - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96

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Scientific name: Mitchella repens L.
USDA symbol: MIRE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Partridgeberry
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten by women.

RECRD: 44247 id: 23147