Fagaceae Quercus virginiana P. Mill.
Live Oak
Mahuna - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 55
View all documented uses for
Quercus virginiana P. Mill.
Scientific name: Quercus virginiana P. Mill.
USDA symbol: QUVI (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Live Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Mahuna
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Acorns ground into a fine meal, sun dried, made into porridge and eaten with deer meat.
RECRD: 46823 id: 32570