Cupressaceae Juniperus deppeana Steud.
Alligator Juniper
Yavapai - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 257
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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: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Ground berries made into a meal, stored in baskets and later made into a cake by dampening.
RECRD: 20597 id: 18580