Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Ojibwa - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397
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Rhus glabra L.
Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (
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Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Fresh or dried berries sweetened with maple sugar & made into a hot or cool beverage like lemonade.
RECRD: 413 id: 32964