Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc.
Menzies' Pepperweed
Quileute - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 62
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Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc.
Scientific name: Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii (DC.) C.L. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: LEVIM2 (
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Common names: Menzies' Pepperweed
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Quileute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten as greens.
RECRD: 46523 id: 19948