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

American Elder

Paiute - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245

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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: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruit sun dried, stored in buckskin bags and hung up for winter use.

RECRD: 7565 id: 36744

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