Moraceae Morus rubra L.

Red Mulberry

Cherokee - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 48

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Scientific name: Morus rubra L.
USDA symbol: MORUR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Mulberry
Family: Moraceae
Family (APG): Moraceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Berries and poke berries crushed, strained, mixed with sugar and corn meal and made into dumplings.

RECRD: 2194 id: 23487

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