Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Apache - Food, Staple

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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Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Fruits ground into meal.

RECRD: 41290 id: 33078

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