Betulaceae Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut
Potawatomi - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 97
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Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Scientific name: Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
USDA symbol: COCOC2 (
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Common names: Beaked Hazelnut
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Mature or 'in the milk' nut gathered and used as a favorite food during the winter.
RECRD: 279 id: 11315