Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina L.

Staghorn Sumac

Menominee - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 62

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Scientific name: Rhus typhina L.
USDA symbol: RHHI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Staghorn Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Infusion of dried berries used as a beverage very similar to lemonade.

RECRD: 1091 id: 33287