Rosaceae Prunus pumila var. besseyi (Bailey) Gleason

Western Sandcherry

Dakota - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 364

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Scientific name: Prunus pumila var. besseyi (Bailey) Gleason
USDA symbol: PRPUB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Sandcherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Pitted fruit dried for winter use.

RECRD: 31060 id: 30551

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