Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Russet Buffaloberry

Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 282

View all documented uses for Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

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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: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries whipped until white and frothy and used for food.

RECRD: 46966 id: 37851

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