Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg.
Black Chokecherry
Navajo - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 46
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Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg.
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: PRVIM (
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Common names: Black Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Fruits cooked into a gruel with corn meal.
RECRD: 41263 id: 31000