Fagaceae Quercus virginiana P. Mill.

Live Oak

Choctaw - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14

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Scientific name: Quercus virginiana P. Mill.
USDA symbol: QUVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Live Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Bark, red oak and post oak boiled and used for paint.

RECRD: 21217 id: 32558