Valerianaceae Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Edible Valerian

Okanagan-Colville - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 142

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Scientific name: Valeriana edulis Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: VAEDE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Edible Valerian
Family: Valerianaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Roots stored in underground pits for about a year.

RECRD: 13032 id: 42531

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