Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.

Canyon Live Oak

Luiseno - Food, Substitution Food

Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 193

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Scientific name: Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
USDA symbol: QUCHC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canyon Live Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Substitution Food
Notes: Acorns used as a substitution during a scarcity of common live oak or black oak.

RECRD: 30771 id: 31953

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