Aceraceae Acer glabrum Torr.

Rocky Mountain Maple

Blackfoot - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 100

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Scientific name: Acer glabrum Torr.
USDA symbol: ACGLG2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Dried, crushed leaves used to spice stored meat.

RECRD: 3946 id: 440