Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia
Saskatoon Serviceberry
Oweekeno - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 107
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Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia
Scientific name: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia
USDA symbol: AMALA (
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Common names: Saskatoon Serviceberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.
RECRD: 60940 id: 3065