Juglandaceae Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch

Shagbark Hickory

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 113

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Scientific name: Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch
USDA symbol: CAOV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Shagbark Hickory
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Strong, elastic wood used to make bows and arrows.

RECRD: 337 id: 8370

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