Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii Newberry
California Black Oak
Karok - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
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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: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns made into 'houm' and eaten.
RECRD: 8513 id: 32193