Orchidaceae Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora

Canyon Bog Orchid

San Felipe - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 30

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Scientific name: Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora
USDA symbol: PLSPS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canyon Bog Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: San Felipe
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Plant used as food in times of food shortage.

RECRD: 41123 id: 28557

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