Lamiaceae Salvia apiana Jepson
White Sage
Diegueno - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39
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Salvia apiana Jepson
Scientific name: Salvia apiana Jepson
USDA symbol: SAAPA (
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Common names: White Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds mixed with wheat or wild oats, toasted, ground fine and eaten as a dry cereal.
RECRD: 2548 id: 36370