Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii Newberry

California Black Oak

Pomo - Other, Fuel

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 283

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Scientific name: Quercus kelloggii Newberry
USDA symbol: QUKE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Black Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Small square of thick dry bark used to carry fire from one place to another.

RECRD: 6705 id: 32228