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mulberry tree


Entry Type:
Species
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
mulberry tree
Myaamia Name:  
mihtekwaapimišaahkwa
Harvest Seasons:  
Summer, Fall, Spring
Habitats:  
Oak Forest including Oak-Hickory, Beech-Oak-Maple Mixed Mesophytic, Dry Prairie grasslands, Conifer Shrubland and Forest

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Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Use - Technology

Red cedar, black locust and mulberry tree wood is used for shorter war bows.

Olds, J., Olds, D. and D. Tippman 1999 Use - Food

Mulberry berries are gathered.

Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Use - Food

Mulberry blossoms cooked as a vegetable:  "mihtekwaapimiši, used to gather bloom of native mulberry and cook as a vegetable".

Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Use - Technology

Mulberry wood was used for making bows. mihtekwaapimišaahkwa [modern Miami], or "m'täkwapĭmjákwa, bow wood used for making bows".

Le Boullenger, Antoine-Robert, S.J. 1719-1744 Use - Technology

Mulberry wood used for making bows: "mitteg8aba".

Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 Habitat

Occurs in rich soils of woods and flood plains in eastern and western Myaamia lands

Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gravier, J. ca. 1700  

"mangaraking8eminja, meurier, mulberry"