Berberidaceae Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde

Red Barberry

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46

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Scientific name: Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde
USDA symbol: MAHA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Fruit cooked with a sweet substance, strained and eaten as jelly.

RECRD: 40173 id: 21897

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