Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Gambel's Oak
Havasupai - Food, Spice
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 215
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Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Scientific name: Quercus gambelii Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUGAG (
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Common names: Gambel's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Acorns ground and added to flavor beef or deer soups.
RECRD: 7479 id: 32067