Smilacaceae Smilax laurifolia L.

Laurel Greenbrier

Choctaw - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 8

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Scientific name: Smilax laurifolia L.
USDA symbol: SMLA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Laurel Greenbrier
Family: Smilacaceae
Family (APG): Smilacaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Pounded roots made into cakes and fried in grease.

RECRD: 21203 id: 38209

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