Hippocastanaceae Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.

California Buckeye

Modesse - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 223

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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: Modesse
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Nuts eaten in times of need.

RECRD: 6638 id: 1617

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