Fagaceae Quercus nigra L.
Water Oak
Kiowa - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21
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Quercus nigra L.
Scientific name: Quercus nigra L.
USDA symbol: QUNI (
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Common names: Water Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Acorns used to make a beverage.
RECRD: 10791 id: 32311