Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Mendocino Indian - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 373
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Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (
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Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Mendocino Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Tender leaf and flower stalks eaten as green food in spring and early summer.
RECRD: 43342 id: 16861