Salicaceae Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder
Rio Grande Cottonwood
Zuni - Food, Candy
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159
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Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder
Scientific name: Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder
USDA symbol: PODEW (
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Common names: Rio Grande Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Buds used as chewing gum.
RECRD: 60260 id: 29461