Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Thompson - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 187

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Scientific name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MAAQ2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hollyleaved Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten fresh, a few at a time.

RECRD: 32579 id: 21877

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