Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Bur Oak

Chippewa - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320

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Scientific name: Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
USDA symbol: QUMAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bur Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Acorns boiled, split open and eaten like a vegetable.

RECRD: 42996 id: 32281

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