Heteromeles arbutifolia
M. Roem.
Toyon, Totchon
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Description
A temperate shrub in the Rosaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten toasted or dried.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten toasted or dried.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, Mexico, North America, USA,
Also Known As
Tollon
References (3)
- Bocek, B. R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2): 240-255
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 263
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793
