Asteraceae Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torr. & Gray
Clustered Tarweed
Cahuilla - Food, Starvation Food
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 77
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Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torr. & Gray
Scientific name: Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: HEFA (
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Common names: Clustered Tarweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Whole plant, including the seeds, used as a famine plant.
RECRD: 11474 id: 16738