Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 49

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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, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Fruits formerly used to make jam.

RECRD: 40226 id: 33081

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