Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Pursh

Bigleaf Maple

Karok - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385

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Scientific name: Acer macrophyllum Pursh
USDA symbol: ACMA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bigleaf Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Wood made into the paddle used for stirring the food in the cooking baskets.

RECRD: 8560 id: 491

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