Boraginaceae Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
Western Gromwell
Gosiute - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 373
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Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
Scientific name: Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIRU4 (
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Common names: Western Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds formerly used for food.
RECRD: 4628 id: 20615