Grossulariaceae Ribes triste Pallas
Red Currant
Chippewa - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 321
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Ribes triste Pallas
Scientific name: Ribes triste Pallas
USDA symbol: RITR (
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Common names: Red Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Berries cooked, spread on birch bark into little cakes, dried and stored for winter use.
RECRD: 43005 id: 33751