Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Miwok - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 150

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Cones' extracted nuts gathered, dried in the sun and eaten.

RECRD: 20056 id: 27976