Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii Newberry
California Black Oak
Karok - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 49
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Quercus kelloggii Newberry
Scientific name: Quercus kelloggii Newberry
USDA symbol: QUKE (
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Common names: California Black Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit soaked in mud for a year and used for food.
RECRD: 5961 id: 32192