Poaceae Zea mays L.

Corn

Menominee - Food, Special Food

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66

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Scientific name: Zea mays L.
USDA symbol: ZEMAM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Corn
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Parched, ground corn mixed with bear oil and used as trail ration.

RECRD: 1117 id: 44449

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