Asteraceae Cirsium brevistylum Cronq.

Clustered Thistle

Hesquiat - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61

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Scientific name: Cirsium brevistylum Cronq.
USDA symbol: CIBR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Clustered Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flower heads chewed to get the nectar.

RECRD: 621 id: 9920

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