Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
Nevada Indian - Food, Winter Use Food
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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Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
USDA symbol: PEGAG (
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Common names: Gairdner's Yampah
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Nevada Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Roots stored for winter use.
RECRD: 20938 id: 26044