Fagaceae Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
Tanoak
Yurok - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 35
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Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
Scientific name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd.
USDA symbol: LIDED2 (
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Common names: Tanoak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Acorns used to make soup.
RECRD: 5891 id: 20543