Rosaceae Pyrus sp.
Service Tree
Iroquois - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 94
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Pyrus sp.
Scientific name: Pyrus sp.
Common names: Service Tree
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruits cut up in thin slices, strung on twine, dried and used for food.
RECRD: 44206 id: 31831