Salicaceae Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder

Rio Grande Cottonwood

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159

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Scientific name: Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder
USDA symbol: PODEW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rio Grande Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Buds used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 60256 id: 29438

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