Fagaceae Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
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Quercus sp.
Scientific name: Quercus sp.
Common names: Red Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns boiled like beans and roasted over coals.
RECRD: 2782 id: 32460