Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.

Western Chokecherry

Gosiute - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 378

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
USDA symbol: PRVID (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Fruit mashed, sun dried, stored for winter and used to make a mush.

RECRD: 4648 id: 30890

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