Apiaceae Lomatium canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose

Canby's Biscuitroot

Paiute - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 94

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Scientific name: Lomatium canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LOCA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canby's Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Peeled, mashed roots formed into cakes and allowed to dry, 'Indian bread.'

RECRD: 1493 id: 20752

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