Salicaceae Populus sp.
Poplar
Dakota - Food, Candy
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 361
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Populus sp.
Scientific name: Populus sp.
Common names: Poplar
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Fruit seeds used by children as chewing gum.
RECRD: 31026 id: 29534