Cupressaceae Juniperus deppeana Steud.

Alligator Juniper

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 45

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Scientific name: Juniperus deppeana Steud.
USDA symbol: JUDE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alligator Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw fruit eaten fresh.

RECRD: 40159 id: 18571

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