Poaceae Triticum aestivum L.
Common Wheat
Cahuilla - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 142
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Triticum aestivum L.
Scientific name: Triticum aestivum L.
USDA symbol: TRAE (
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Common names: Common Wheat
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Parched seeds ground into flour and used to make mush.
RECRD: 11827 id: 40815