Poaceae Avena fatua L.

Wild Oat

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 46

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Scientific name: Avena fatua L.
USDA symbol: AVFA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Oat
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: 11296 id: 6757

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