Grossulariaceae Ribes americanum P. Mill.

American Black Currant

Ojibwa - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 410

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Scientific name: Ribes americanum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: RIAM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Black Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: In the winter, a favorite dish was wild currants cooked with sweet corn.

RECRD: 98 id: 33337

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