Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina L.

Staghorn Sumac

Potawatomi - Food, Sour

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 95

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Scientific name: Rhus typhina L.
USDA symbol: RHHI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Staghorn Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sour
Notes: Berries eaten to satisfy a natural craving for something acid or tart.

RECRD: 271 id: 33306

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