Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Potawatomi - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108

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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Cherry used for food and for seasoning or flavoring wine.

RECRD: 319 id: 30854

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