Lauraceae Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

California Laurel

Yurok - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 59

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Scientific name: Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: UMCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Laurel
Family: Lauraceae
Family (APG): Lauraceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds baked in the sand under a fire and used for food.

RECRD: 6019 id: 41674

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