Condalia obovata
Hook.
Blue-wood, Taxan logwood
RhamnaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The berries are eaten fresh and also used in jellies.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A shrub in the Rhamnaceae family with small, deep-red edible berries. It is found in temperate regions.
References (2)
- 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)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 214
