Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer
Saskatoon Serviceberry
Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 288
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Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer
Scientific name: Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer
USDA symbol: AMALA (
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Common names: Saskatoon Serviceberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.
RECRD: 46994 id: 2978