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

Western Chokecherry

Paiute, Northern - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten ripe.

RECRD: 8960 id: 30945