Hippocastanaceae Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.

California Buckeye

Kawaiisu - Other, Cooking Tools

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10

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Scientific name: Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.
USDA symbol: AECA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Buckeye
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Wood sections hollowed out by burning and carved into bowls.

RECRD: 4140 id: 1608

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