Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Western Chokecherry
Kiowa - Food, Fruit
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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Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
USDA symbol: PRVID (
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Common names: Western Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten fresh.
RECRD: 10826 id: 30904