Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

American Elder

Meskwaki - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 256

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Scientific name: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
USDA symbol: SANIC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Elder
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Berries cooked without sugar into a conserve.

RECRD: 1237 id: 36728

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