Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Silverleaf Nightshade
Zuni - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 70
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Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Scientific name: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
USDA symbol: SOEL (
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Common names: Silverleaf Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Berries mixed with curdled goat milk and considered a delicious beverage.
RECRD: 32882 id: 38282