Asteraceae Cirsium edule Nutt.
Edible Thistle
Quileute - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
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Cirsium edule Nutt.
Scientific name: Cirsium edule Nutt.
USDA symbol: CIED (
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Common names: Edible Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Quileute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young shoots eaten as greens.
RECRD: 46694 id: 9947