Berberidaceae Podophyllum peltatum L.

Mayapple

Meskwaki - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256

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Scientific name: Podophyllum peltatum L.
USDA symbol: POPE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mayapple
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fresh fruits eaten raw.

RECRD: 1232 id: 28711

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