Aceraceae Acer saccharum Marsh.

Sugar Maple

Cherokee - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44

View all documented uses for Acer saccharum Marsh.

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Scientific name: Acer saccharum Marsh.
USDA symbol: ACSAS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sugar Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Juice used to make sugar.

RECRD: 9290 id: 672

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