Rosaceae Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon

Indian Plum

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 289

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Scientific name: Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon
USDA symbol: OECE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Indian Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten fresh with oil at family meals or large feasts.

RECRD: 47000 id: 24216

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