Hippocastanaceae Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.

California Buckeye

Pomo, Kashaya - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 27

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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: Pomo, Kashaya
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Ground nuts sprinkled into pools to kill fish, a fishing method.

RECRD: 776 id: 1620

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