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Photographer: Syd Whittle
Taken: November 6, 2009
Caption: Valley Oak - Quercus lobata
Additional Description: An example of stones placed at the base of several species of trees and plants throughout the park.

The acorns of this deciduous tree were a food staple for Native Americans. The Ohlone would harvest the acorns, grind them into flour, rinse the meal to leach the bitterness and bake into bread. The outer parts of the dough were used to make soup. Juice from the galls on the Valley oak was diluted and used for eyewash. It was also made into a black dye.
Submitted: November 20, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p86386
File Size: 3.905 Megabytes

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