Fagaceae Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.

Tanoak

Shasta - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308

View all documented uses for Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.

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Scientific name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
USDA symbol: LIDED2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tanoak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Shasta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Acorns pounded, winnowed, leached and made into mush.

RECRD: 7487 id: 20533

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