Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
Bur Oak
Ojibwa - Dye, Mordant
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425
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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Mordant
Notes: Bark used in combination with other materials to set color.
RECRD: 215 id: 32293