Aceraceae Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
Iroquois - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 52
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Acer saccharum Marsh.
Scientific name: Acer saccharum Marsh.
USDA symbol: ACSAS (
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Common names: Sugar Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Sap made into sugar and used to make beer.
RECRD: 50092 id: 685