Apiaceae Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
Mendocino Indian - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Use documented by:
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372
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Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Scientific name: Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
USDA symbol: PEKE (
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Common names: Kellogg's Yampah
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Mendocino Indian
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Rigid, root fibers made into compact cylindrical brushes and used 'for combs.'
RECRD: 43340 id: 26052