Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

Silver Buffaloberry

Omaha - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 326

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Scientific name: Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silver Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruit dried for winter use.

RECRD: 31584 id: 37788

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