Aceraceae Acer negundo var. interius (Britt.) Sarg.

Boxelder Maple

Cree - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 44

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Scientific name: Acer negundo var. interius (Britt.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: ACNEI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Boxelder Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Sap used to make sugar.

RECRD: 60675 id: 569