Asteraceae Cirsium hookerianum Nutt.
White Thistle
Thompson - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 480
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Cirsium hookerianum Nutt.
Scientific name: Cirsium hookerianum Nutt.
USDA symbol: CIHO (
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Common names: White Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Deep, thick roots cooked and eaten.
RECRD: 41586 id: 9955