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

Indian Plum

Tolowa - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 41

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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: Tolowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit used for food. This was called the 'wood that lies' because it was the first to bloom in the spring and the last to set fruit.

RECRD: 5924 id: 24235

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