Fagaceae Quercus stellata Wangenh.
Post Oak
Kiowa - Food, Dried Food
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 22
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Quercus stellata Wangenh.
Scientific name: Quercus stellata Wangenh.
USDA symbol: QUST (
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Common names: Post Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Dried, pounded acorns used for food.
RECRD: 10793 id: 32516