Aceraceae Acer saccharum Marsh.

Sugar Maple

Cherokee - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 32

View all documented uses for Acer saccharum Marsh.

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Scientific name: Acer saccharum Marsh.
USDA symbol: ACSAS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sugar Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Sap used to make sugar.

RECRD: 2125 id: 673

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