Asteraceae Coreopsis bigelovii (Gray) Hall

Bigelow's Tickseed

Kawaiisu - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 21

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Scientific name: Coreopsis bigelovii (Gray) Hall
USDA symbol: COBI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bigelow's Tickseed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Stems chewed for the sweet juice.

RECRD: 4196 id: 10717