Photo Details
1. plant,
May 17,
2005 - trail to Delicate Arch,
Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah, ©Nicky
Davis
Characteristics
Size: 4 feet tall, Flowers: Yellow, small, Leaves: aromatic,
oak-leaf shaped, Bloom Time:
They bloom in March or April before the leaves appear
Other
syn.
Squawbush, Lemonade
Sumac, Oak-leaf Sumac
A
favorite shrub
of Native Americans who reportedly used juice from crushed berries as
an astringent on smallpox sores or as a body deodorant or
mouthwash. Also crushed berries and made into a "lemonade' drink
or used berries as an appetizer. The flexible straight branches
were used for basket
making.
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