Asteraceae Coreopsis bigelovii (Gray) Hall
Bigelow's Tickseed
Kawaiisu - Food, Sweetener
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 21
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Coreopsis bigelovii (Gray) Hall
Scientific name: Coreopsis bigelovii (Gray) Hall
USDA symbol: COBI (
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Common names: Bigelow's Tickseed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Stems chewed for the sweet juice.
RECRD: 4196 id: 10717