Rosaceae Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell

Prairie Rose

Ponca - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85

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Scientific name: Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell
USDA symbol: ROARS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Ponca
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Fruit sometimes eaten in times of food scarcity.

RECRD: 31367 id: 33960

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