Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
Apache, Mescalero - Food, Spice
Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 50
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Populus tremuloides Michx.
Scientific name: Populus tremuloides Michx.
USDA symbol: POTR5 (
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Common names: Quaking Aspen
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Sap used as flavoring for wild strawberries.
RECRD: 45756 id: 29570