Portulacaceae Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh
Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Thompson - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 239
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Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh
Scientific name: Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh
USDA symbol: CLLAL (
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Common names: Lanceleaf Springbeauty
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Corms rubbed clean, cooked in pits or steamed and eaten.
RECRD: 33122 id: 10136