Entry Detail

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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Myaamia Archival Sources ▼

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".

Botanical Sources ▼

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

Related Sources ▼

Reference Source	Reference Type	Data	Comments
Gravier, J. ca. 1700		"mangaraking8eminja, meurier, mulberry"