Moraceae Morus microphylla Buckl.
Texas Mulberry
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44
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Morus microphylla Buckl.
Scientific name: Morus microphylla Buckl.
USDA symbol: MOMI (
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Common names: Texas Mulberry
Family: Moraceae
Family (APG): Moraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Fruit pressed into pulpy cakes, dried and stored for winter use.
RECRD: 40147 id: 23470