Fagaceae Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella]
Wavyleaf Oak
Apache, White Mountain - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 148
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Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella]
Scientific name: Quercus ?pauciloba Rydb. (pro sp.) [gambelii ? turbinella]
USDA symbol: QUPA4 (
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Common names: Wavyleaf Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Acorns ground into flour and used to make bread.
RECRD: 60161 id: 32610