Hippocastanaceae Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.

California Buckeye

Yana - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 251

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Scientific name: Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.
USDA symbol: AECA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Buckeye
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Yana
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Nuts ground into a fine meal and eaten.

RECRD: 60016 id: 1624

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