Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Russet Buffaloberry

Bella Coola - Food, Ice Cream

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 204

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Scientific name: Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Russet Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Ice Cream
Notes: Berries mixed with water, whipped and eaten as 'Indian ice-cream.'

RECRD: 47830 id: 37809

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