Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Phoradendron juniperinum

Uses

North America (New Mexico): fruit eaten by Native American Acoma and Laguna Pueblo groups.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Engelm.

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Phoradendron juniperinum (source: Prof. Paul Minnis)

Plant Classification Group:

Viscaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- United States
  - New Mexico

Plant References:

MINNIS
SWANK

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