Anacardiaceae Rhus ovata S. Wats.
Sugar Sumac
Cahuilla - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131
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Rhus ovata S. Wats.
Scientific name: Rhus ovata S. Wats.
USDA symbol: RHOV (
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Common names: Sugar Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Berries ground into a flour for mush.
RECRD: 11736 id: 33023