Rhamnaceae Ceanothus sp.

California Lilac

Mewuk - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 362

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Scientific name: Ceanothus sp.
Common names: California Lilac
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Mewuk
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Bark used as a filter to leach the bitter out of acorn meal.

RECRD: 6788 id: 8683

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