Rosaceae Rosa sp.

Wild Rose

Blackfoot - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 39

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Scientific name: Rosa sp.
Common names: Wild Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Dried fruits, hanging on the bushes in the winter, used as a famine food.

RECRD: 60663 id: 34150