Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Tewa - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 32

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Scientific name: Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
USDA symbol: JUSC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten fresh or heated.

RECRD: 41144 id: 19040

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