Salicaceae Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Eastern Cottonwood
Montana Indian - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19
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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Inner bark considered a valuable mucilaginous food.
RECRD: 10182 id: 29386