Pyrularia puber
Michx.
Oil nut, Buffalo Nut, Elknut
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Old Dominion University Herbarium (ODU-)
Old Dominion University Herbarium (ODU-)
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Old Dominion University Herbarium (ODU-)
Old Dominion University Herbarium (ODU-)
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Old Dominion University Herbarium (ODU-)
Old Dominion University Herbarium (ODU-)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Fruit - oil, Caution
Oil is extracted from the fruit.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Britain, Europe, North America, USA,
Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A deciduous shrub in the Santalaceae family found in temperate regions. It grows attached to the roots of trees and shrubs.
Names & Synonyms
Hamiltonia oleifera Muhl. ex Willd.
References (4)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 536
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 731
- Krochmal, A. & Krochmal, C., 1982, Uncultivated Nuts of The United States. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. p 71
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
