Rhamnaceae Rhamnus sp.

Buckthorn

Cahuilla - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 131

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Scientific name: Rhamnus sp.
Common names: Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Plant boiled into a jelly-like substance and eaten.

RECRD: 11733 id: 32801