Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Skunkbush Sumac
Navajo - Food, Staple
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60
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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Fruits ground into a meal and eaten.
RECRD: 2945 id: 33197