Asteraceae Balsamorhiza deltoidea Nutt.
Deltoid Balsamroot
Karok - 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 20
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Balsamorhiza deltoidea Nutt.
Scientific name: Balsamorhiza deltoidea Nutt.
USDA symbol: BADE2 (
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Common names: Deltoid Balsamroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Peduncles used for food.
RECRD: 5819 id: 6832