Cupressaceae Juniperus deppeana Steud.

Alligator Juniper

Isleta - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 33

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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: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Large fruit boiled and eaten as food.

RECRD: 30654 id: 18574

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