Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Gambel's Oak
Cochiti - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 47
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Quercus gambelii Nutt.
Scientific name: Quercus gambelii Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUGAG (
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Common names: Gambel's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Cochiti
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns boiled and eaten.
RECRD: 41280 id: 32064