Solanaceae Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq.

Fendler's Groundcherry

Zuni - Food, Sauce & Relish

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 70

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Scientific name: Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq.
USDA symbol: PHHEF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fendler's Groundcherry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Fruit boiled in small quantities of water, crushed and used as a condiment.

RECRD: 32876 id: 26666

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