Rosaceae Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Black Cherry
Ojibwa - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409
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Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Scientific name: Prunus serotina Ehrh.
USDA symbol: PRSES (
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Common names: Black Cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: This cherry was preferred to all other wild cherries and dried for winter use.
RECRD: 86 id: 30653