Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

Silver Buffaloberry

Paiute, Northern - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Berries dried, mashed and eaten like a mush.

RECRD: 8967 id: 37796

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