Boraginaceae Amsinckia tessellata Gray
Bristly Fiddleneck
Kawaiisu - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 11
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Amsinckia tessellata Gray
Scientific name: Amsinckia tessellata Gray
USDA symbol: AMTET (
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Common names: Bristly Fiddleneck
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves bruised by rubbing between the hands and eaten with salt.
RECRD: 4148 id: 3231