Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Skunkbush Sumac
Acoma - Food, Appetizer
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 48
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Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (
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Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Acoma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Appetizer
Notes: Fruits eaten fresh as appetizers.
RECRD: 41293 id: 33075