Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Menominee - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 71

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Bark boiled into regular tea and drunk with meals.

RECRD: 1144 id: 30810