Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.

Quaking Aspen

Apache, Mescalero - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 50

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Scientific name: Populus tremuloides Michx.
USDA symbol: POTR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Quaking Aspen
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Sap used as flavoring for wild strawberries.

RECRD: 45756 id: 29570

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