Fagaceae Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.

Tanoak

Karok - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382

View all documented uses for Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.

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Scientific name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
USDA symbol: LIDED2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tanoak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Acorns shelled, dried, pounded into a meal, leached and used to make gruel.

RECRD: 8516 id: 20505

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