Grossulariaceae Ribes aureum Pursh
Golden Currant
Paiute - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 245
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Ribes aureum Pursh
Scientific name: Ribes aureum Pursh
USDA symbol: RIAUA (
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Common names: Golden Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Fruit sun dried, stored in buckskin bags and hung up for winter use.
RECRD: 7566 id: 33353