Viscaceae Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray

Juniper Mistletoe

Keres, Western - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 59

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Scientific name: Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray
USDA symbol: PHJU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Juniper Mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Berries eaten when other food was scarce.

RECRD: 30353 id: 26514

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