Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Thompson - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 104

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds and whitebark pine seeds placed in a bag, pounded into a powder, mixed with water and eaten.

RECRD: 32177 id: 28054

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