Hydrangeaceae Jamesia americana Torr. & Gray

Cliffbush

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Unspecified

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 45

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Scientific name: Jamesia americana Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: JAAMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cliffbush
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds occasionally eaten fresh.

RECRD: 40167 id: 18158

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