Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa L.

Scarlet Elderberry

Makah - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 318

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Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa L.
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruit steamed, sun dried and placed in bentwood cedar boxes for storage.

RECRD: 6347 id: 36803

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