Anacardiaceae Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats.

Lemonade Sumac

Diegueno - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37

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Scientific name: Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Brewer & S. Wats.
USDA symbol: RHIN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lemonade Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaf wad kept in the mouth to assuage thirst on long journeys by foot.

RECRD: 2534 id: 33015

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