Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth.
Naked Buckwheat
Karok - Other, Toys & Games
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383
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Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth.
Scientific name: Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: ERNUN (
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Common names: Naked Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Stems used by children to play a game by hooking each other's plant.
RECRD: 8520 id: 14091