Salicaceae
eastern cottonwood
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall
Indigenous Names: Hoohtsetse-menotse, Hoohtsetse-menotse (fruits), Metse(o?o), Metse(o?o) (young tree), Xamaa-hoohtsetse, Xamaa-hoohtsetse (large tree)
Traditional Food Use
Lakota
INTRODUCED: The leaves are a delicious edible vegetable - raw or
Cheyenne
Inner bark scraped and eaten in spring. Bark and twigs formerly used to feed horses in winter
Ceremonial & Cultural Notes
Cheyenne
Artifacts/Material use: Used for firewood as it burns clean with little smoke making it valuable for tipi fires
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: leaf, bud, branches, inner_bark, twigs
Distribution: Native to North American Plains; widespread regional distribution; Moist to wet sites, often on river and lakeshores; foothills to sub-alpine; Alaska to Colorado