Fagaceae Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla

Golden Chinkapin

Karok - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 24

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Scientific name: Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla
USDA symbol: CHCHC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Golden Chinkapin
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: 'Nuts' roasted in coals and eaten.

RECRD: 5834 id: 9761

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