Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
Blackfoot - Food, Special Food
Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104
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Populus tremuloides Michx.
Scientific name: Populus tremuloides Michx.
USDA symbol: POTR5 (
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Common names: Quaking Aspen
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Bark sucked by anyone observing a liquid taboo.
RECRD: 4004 id: 29578