Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
Bur Oak
Chippewa - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 320
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Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
Scientific name: Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
USDA symbol: QUMAM (
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Common names: Bur Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns roasted in ashes or boiled, mashed and eaten with grease or duck broth.
RECRD: 42997 id: 32280