Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.
Common Chokecherry
Cheyenne - Drug, Unspecified
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 virginiana L.
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (
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Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Dried, smashed, ripe berries used as an ingredient for medicines.
RECRD: 92615 id: 30749