Portulacaceae Lewisia columbiana (T.J. Howell ex Gray) B.L. Robins.

Columbian Bitterroot

Thompson, Upper (Nicola Band) - 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

View all documented uses for Lewisia columbiana (T.J. Howell ex Gray) B.L. Robins.

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Scientific name: Lewisia columbiana (T.J. Howell ex Gray) B.L. Robins.
USDA symbol: LECOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Columbian Bitterroot
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson, Upper (Nicola Band)
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fleshy roots eaten.

RECRD: 41592 id: 20012

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