Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.

Canyon Live Oak

Shasta - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308

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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: Shasta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Acorns used as the basic staple.

RECRD: 7485 id: 31961