Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
Canyon Live Oak
Shasta - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
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Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
Scientific name: Quercus chrysolepis Liebm.
USDA symbol: QUCHC (
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Common names: Canyon Live Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Shasta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Acorns pounded, winnowed, leached and made into mush.
RECRD: 7490 id: 31959