Poaceae Zea mays L.
Corn
Menominee - Food, Substitution 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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Zea mays L.
Scientific name: Zea mays L.
USDA symbol: ZEMAM2 (
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Common names: Corn
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Substitution Food
Notes: Scorched or parched corn often used as a substitute for coffee.
RECRD: 1118 id: 44451