Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Slippery Elm
Omaha - Food, Snack Food
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
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Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (
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Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Snack Food
Notes: Bark cooked with rendering fat and prized by children as special tidbits.
RECRD: 31865 id: 41558