Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. virginiana

Chokecherry

Omaha - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 88

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Fruit and pits pounded to a pulp, formed into small cakes, sun dried and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 31420 id: 31023

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