Schmaltzia integrifolia
(Nutt.) F. A. Barkley
Lemonade berry
Description
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. It has many spreading branches. The leaves are dark green and leathery. The edges can have small sharp teeth. The flowers are white to pink and small in tight clusters at the ends of the branches. The fruit is fleshy and flat and sticky.
Edible Uses
The fruit are crushed in water to make a drink and can be dried for later use. The drink should not be boiled as this releases tannic acid.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are used to make a drink. They are crushed in water. It should not be boiled as this releases tannic acid. They can be dried for later use.
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It is drought tolerant once established and can tolerate frost. In California it grows up to 850 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Central America, Mexico, North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 200 Rhus species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Sourberry, Lemonade sumac
References (10)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Rhus integrifolia)
- W. H. Brewer, S. Watson, & A. Gray, Bot. California 1:84. 1876 (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Elias, T.S. & Dykeman P.A., 1990, Edible Wild Plants. A North American Field guide. Sterling, New York p 185, 250 (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 10 (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Glowinski, L., 1999, The Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia. Lothian. p 184 (As Rhus integrifolia)
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- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca) (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 560 (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 473 (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Rhus integrifolia)
- Saunders, C.F., 1948, Edible and Useful Wild Plants. Dover. New York. p 154 (As Rhus integrifolia)
