Ericaceae Arbutus menziesii Pursh

Pacific Madrone

Costanoan - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252

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Scientific name: Arbutus menziesii Pursh
USDA symbol: ARME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Madrone
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten in small quantities.

RECRD: 20793 id: 4184

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