Rhamnaceae Ceanothus americanus L.

New Jersey Tea

Omaha - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 329

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Scientific name: Ceanothus americanus L.
USDA symbol: CEAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: New Jersey Tea
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves used to make a hot, aqueous, tea like beverage.

RECRD: 31896 id: 8616

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