Fagaceae Quercus marilandica Muenchh.

Blackjack Oak

Comanche - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524

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Scientific name: Quercus marilandica Muenchh.
USDA symbol: QUMAM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blackjack Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Comanche
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Boiled acorns used for food in times of scarcity.

RECRD: 21170 id: 32306

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