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

Western Chokecherry

Kiowa - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30

View all documented uses for Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.

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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: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten fresh.

RECRD: 10826 id: 30904

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