Fagaceae Quercus emoryi Torr.
Emory's Oak
Papago - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 19
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Quercus emoryi Torr.
Scientific name: Quercus emoryi Torr.
USDA symbol: QUEM (
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Common names: Emory's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns eaten fresh from the shell.
RECRD: 43482 id: 32027