Salicaceae Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Eastern Cottonwood
Cheyenne - Food, Fodder
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 36
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Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Scientific name: Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
USDA symbol: PODED (
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Common names: Eastern Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Bark and twigs formerly used to feed horses in winter.
RECRD: 44746 id: 29363