Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
American Beech
Algonquin, Quebec - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 80
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Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
Scientific name: Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
USDA symbol: FAGR (
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Common names: American Beech
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Nuts used, mainly by men working in the bush, for food.
RECRD: 10940 id: 14661