Aceraceae Acer rubrum L.

Red Maple

Algonquin, Quebec - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 99

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Scientific name: Acer rubrum L.
USDA symbol: ACRUR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Sap used to make sugar.

RECRD: 10967 id: 605

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