Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis L.

Common Hackberry

Meskwaki - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 265

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Scientific name: Celtis occidentalis L.
USDA symbol: CEOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Hackberry
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Ground, hard berries made into a mush.

RECRD: 1286 id: 8806

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