Polygonaceae Eriogonum baileyi S. Wats.
Bailey's Buckwheat
Kawaiisu - Food, Staple
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 29
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Eriogonum baileyi S. Wats.
Scientific name: Eriogonum baileyi S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ERBAB (
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Common names: Bailey's Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds pounded into a meal and eaten dry.
RECRD: 4220 id: 13975