Betulaceae Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis

Yellow Birch

Ojibwa - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 397

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Scientific name: Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis
USDA symbol: BEALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Sap and maple sap used for a pleasant beverage drink.

RECRD: 421 id: 7087