Rhamnaceae Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh

Redstem Ceanothus

Okanagan-Colville - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119

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Scientific name: Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh
USDA symbol: CESA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redstem Ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Buds and branches considered an important food for deer.

RECRD: 12784 id: 8671

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