Rosaceae Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray

Oklahoma Plum

Kiowa - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30

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Scientific name: Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray
USDA symbol: PRGR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oklahoma Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Dried fruit stored for winter use, eaten uncooked or pounded and made into cakes.

RECRD: 10820 id: 30432