Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.

Smooth Sumac

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Special Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44

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Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Bark eaten by children as a delicacy.

RECRD: 40134 id: 32906

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