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

Rio Grande Cottonwood

Keres, Western - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 62

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Cotton used by children for chewing gum.

RECRD: 30399 id: 29446

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