Fabaceae Cercis canadensis L.

Eastern Redbud

Kiowa - Other, Fuel

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32

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Scientific name: Cercis canadensis L.
USDA symbol: CECAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Redbud
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Slender stems used for fuel during the winter.

RECRD: 10836 id: 8867