Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa L.

Scarlet Elderberry

Hesquiat - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63

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Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa L.
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit cooked with sugar and eaten.

RECRD: 634 id: 36794

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