Fagaceae Quercus sp.

Red Oak

Chippewa - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 129

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Scientific name: Quercus sp.
Common names: Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns, with the tannin removed by using wood ash lye and leached out with water, used for food.

RECRD: 31945 id: 32428

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