Lennoaceae Pholisma arenarium Nutt. ex Hook.
Desert Christmas Tree
Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48
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Pholisma arenarium Nutt. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Pholisma arenarium Nutt. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: PHAR5 (
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Common names: Desert Christmas Tree
Family: Lennoaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stems eaten raw, 'roasted' or baked below the fire 'like mushrooms.'
RECRD: 4307 id: 26487