Cupressaceae Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper
Navajo, Ramah - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 12
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Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Scientific name: Juniperus deppeana Steud.
USDA symbol: JUDE2 (
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Common names: Alligator Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Fruit stored for winter use.
RECRD: 10319 id: 18576