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Compiled by Robert Freedman

CUPRESSACEAE

The Cypress family

Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. North America (southwestern United States): inner bark eaten by Navajo and other Native American groups. Fruit eaten by Hopi, Acoma and Laguna Pueblo groups. Vernacular name: One -seeded Juniper. Ref. CASTETTER, ELMORE, MINNIS, SWANK, WHITING.

Thuja orientalis, L. China: seeds eaten. Vernacular name: Arbor - Vitae. Ref. READ.


Last update Thursday, February 26, 1998 by aw