Salicaceae Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder
Plains Cottonwood
Omaha - Food, Candy
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72
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Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder
Scientific name: Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder
USDA symbol: PODEM (
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Common names: Plains Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Fruit used as chewing gum by children.
RECRD: 31160 id: 29415