Portulacaceae Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav¢n) DC.

Fringed Redmaids

Costanoan - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 251

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Scientific name: Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav¢n) DC.
USDA symbol: CACI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fringed Redmaids
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds, in great quantities, used for pinole.

RECRD: 20783 id: 7646

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