Oleaceae Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens

Stretchberry

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44

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Scientific name: Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens
USDA symbol: FOPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stretchberry
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw fruits occasionally eaten as food.

RECRD: 40139 id: 14800

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