Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
Montana Indian - Food, Fodder
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 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: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable.
RECRD: 10179 id: 29631