Rosaceae Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr.

Hollyleaf Cherry

Diegueno - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 32

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Scientific name: Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr.
USDA symbol: PRILI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hollyleaf Cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Large seed cracked, the kernel extracted, pounded into a meal and made into patties and roasted.

RECRD: 2518 id: 30438

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