Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri

Gairdner's Yampah

Nevada Indian - Food, Pie & Pudding

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16

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Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
USDA symbol: PEGAG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gairdner's Yampah
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Nevada Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Pie & Pudding
Notes: Roots ground into flour for puddings.

RECRD: 20940 id: 26042

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