Rosaceae Sorbus americana Marsh.
American Mountainash
Montagnais - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313
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Sorbus americana Marsh.
Scientific name: Sorbus americana Marsh.
USDA symbol: SOAM3 (
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Common names: American Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Berries eaten by bears.
RECRD: 46716 id: 38545