Aceraceae Acer rubrum L.
Red Maple
Potawatomi - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116
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Acer rubrum L.
Scientific name: Acer rubrum L.
USDA symbol: ACRUR (
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Common names: Red Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Traps boiled in water with bark to deodorize the scent of the previous animal trapped.
RECRD: 352 id: 627