Rosaceae Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon
Indian Plum
Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Special Food
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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Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon
Scientific name: Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon
USDA symbol: OECE (
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Common names: Indian Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Fruits eaten fresh with oil at large feasts.
RECRD: 47048 id: 24217