Rosaceae Prunus americana Marsh.
American Plum
Cheyenne - Food, Special Food
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35
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Prunus americana Marsh.
Scientific name: Prunus americana Marsh.
USDA symbol: PRAM (
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Common names: American Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Fruits pulverized, sun dried, boiled and eaten as a delicacy.
RECRD: 44735 id: 30232