Fagaceae Quercus alba L.
White Oak
Meskwaki - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257
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Quercus alba L.
Scientific name: Quercus alba L.
USDA symbol: QUAL (
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Common names: White Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Dried acorns made into mush.
RECRD: 1243 id: 31904