Rosaceae Prunus nigra Ait.

Canadian Plum

Meskwaki - Food, Preserves

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 263

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Scientific name: Prunus nigra Ait.
USDA symbol: PRNI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Plums made into plum butter for winter use.

RECRD: 1270 id: 30459

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