Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Nutt.

Gambel's Oak

Isleta - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41

View all documented uses for Quercus gambelii Nutt.

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Scientific name: Quercus gambelii Nutt.
USDA symbol: QUGAG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gambel's Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Acorns formerly used as a staple food.

RECRD: 30718 id: 32076

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