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

Indian Plum

Thompson - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 262

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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten fresh. It was cautioned that if too much fruit was eaten, one would get 'bleeding lungs.'

RECRD: 33215 id: 24234

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