Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.

Western Chokecherry

Coeur d'Alene - Food, Soup

Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 89

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
USDA symbol: PRVID (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Coeur d'Alene
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Berries dried, boiled with roots and eaten as soup.

RECRD: 44431 id: 30882