Poaceae Avena fatua L.
Wild Oat
Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15
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Avena fatua L.
Scientific name: Avena fatua L.
USDA symbol: AVFA (
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Common names: Wild Oat
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds pounded in a bedrock mortar hole, boiled and eaten.
RECRD: 4168 id: 6759