Aceraceae Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
Cherokee - Food, Sweetener
Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 32
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Acer saccharum Marsh.
Scientific name: Acer saccharum Marsh.
USDA symbol: ACSAS (
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Common names: Sugar Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Sap used to make sugar.
RECRD: 2125 id: 673