Ericaceae Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth

Pointleaf Manzanita

Yavapai - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1932, The Southeastern Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 29:177-252, page 213

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Scientific name: Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth
USDA symbol: ARPU5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pointleaf Manzanita
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Fresh or stored pulverized berries put in mouth, solid matter spat out and juice sucked. Sometimes the liquid was expressed by squeezing the moistened pulverized mass with the two hands.

RECRD: 20510 id: 4476

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