Heteromeles arbutifolia var. arbutifolia
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Description
A Mediterranean or subtropical shrub in the Rosaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are roasted and cooked before eating.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are cooked and eaten. They are usually roasted.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean or subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America, USA,
Synonyms
Crataegus arbutifolia Dryand.Hetermoeles salicifolia (C. Presl) AbramsPhotonia arbutifolia (Dryand) Lindl.
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 415 (As Heteromeles salicifolia)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 263
