Fagaceae Quercus dumosa Nutt.
California Scrub Oak
Diegueno - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 33
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Quercus dumosa Nutt.
Scientific name: Quercus dumosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUDUD (
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Common names: California Scrub Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of broken galls used as an eyewash.
RECRD: 2530 id: 32003