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Compiled by Robert Freedman

ACERACEAE

The Maple family

Acer negundo, L. Native American: bark eaten. Vernacular name: Box Elder. Ref. HARRINGTON 1967 in PARKHURST.

Acer palmatum, Thunb. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Maple. Ref. READ.

Acer pictum, Thunb. (syn. Acer mono, Max.) China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Ref. MURRAY, READ, UPHOF.


Last update Tuesday, January 20, 1998 by aw