Simmondsiaceae Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid.

Jojoba

Yavapai - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258

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Scientific name: Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid.
USDA symbol: SICH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jojoba
Family: Simmondsiaceae
Family (APG): Simmondsiaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Berries parched and ground to consistency of peanut butter.

RECRD: 20623 id: 38061

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