Asteraceae Helianthus cusickii Gray
Cusick's Sunflower
Paiute, Northern - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
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Helianthus cusickii Gray
Scientific name: Helianthus cusickii Gray
USDA symbol: HECU2 (
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Common names: Cusick's Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots peeled and eaten raw.
RECRD: 8882 id: 16645