Grossulariaceae Ribes aureum var. villosum DC.
Golden Currant
Kiowa - Food, Preserves
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 29
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Ribes aureum var. villosum DC.
Scientific name: Ribes aureum var. villosum DC.
USDA symbol: RIAUV (
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Common names: Golden Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Fruit made into jelly.
RECRD: 10815 id: 33366