Grossulariaceae Ribes americanum P. Mill.

American Black Currant

Lakota - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 35

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Scientific name: Ribes americanum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: RIAM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Black Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Berries dried and eaten during famines.

RECRD: 46086 id: 33328

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