Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Western Chokecherry
Paiute - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 99
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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: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruits broken, molded into cakes, hardened, ground, boiled, dried and used for food.
RECRD: 43975 id: 30938