Grossulariaceae Ribes triste Pallas
Red Currant
Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Sauce & Relish
Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 105
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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: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Berries mixed with rosehips and highbush cranberries and boiled into a catsup or syrup.
RECRD: 11998 id: 33756