Fagaceae Quercus engelmannii Greene

Engelmann's Oak

Diegueno - Food, Candy

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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Scientific name: Quercus engelmannii Greene
USDA symbol: QUEN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Engelmann's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Bark gum pounded, washed and chewed like chewing gum.

RECRD: 2528 id: 32031

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