Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum occidentale (S. Wats.) Gray
Western Waterleaf
Thompson - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 480
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Hydrophyllum occidentale (S. Wats.) Gray
Scientific name: Hydrophyllum occidentale (S. Wats.) Gray
USDA symbol: HYOC (
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Common names: Western Waterleaf
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Root cooked and eaten.
RECRD: 41593 id: 17539