Rosaceae Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe
Fireberry Hawthorn
Omaha - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 329
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Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe
Scientific name: Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe
USDA symbol: CRCH (
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Common names: Fireberry Hawthorn
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Twigs used to make a hot, aqueous, tea like beverage.
RECRD: 31900 id: 11339