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Wolfberry Bush
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Pale wolfberry is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, ranging from California east to Texas and north into Nevada, Utah, and Colorado in juniper woodlands and deserts.
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Ancestral Puebloans encouraged colonies of pale wolfberry near their villages, and Hopi, Zuni, and Acoma peoples ate the red berries fresh, boiled into syrup, or dried and ground into meal.
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The Navajo considered pale wolfberry sacred and offered it to the gods; berries boiled and mixed with clay were eaten as a ceremonial pudding and stored for winter use.