Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull 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

View all documented uses for Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

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Scientific name: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
USDA symbol: CIVU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bull 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: 622 id: 10039

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