Fagaceae Quercus alba L.
White Oak
Menominee - Food, Pie & Pudding
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66
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Quercus alba L.
Scientific name: Quercus alba L.
USDA symbol: QUAL (
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Common names: White Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Pie & Pudding
Notes: Acorns boiled, simmered to remove lye, ground, sifted and made into pie.
RECRD: 1112 id: 31898