Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Bur Oak

Ojibwa - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 402

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns treated with lye to remove bitterness and eaten.

RECRD: 453 id: 32294

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