Apiaceae Daucus pusillus Michx.
American Wild Carrot
Saanich - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 89
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Daucus pusillus Michx.
Scientific name: Daucus pusillus Michx.
USDA symbol: DAPU3 (
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Common names: American Wild Carrot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots eaten raw or steamed.
RECRD: 47677 id: 12275