Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.

Western Tansymustard

Kawaiisu - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 26

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Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
USDA symbol: DEPIP3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Seeds parched, pounded, sifted, mixed with cold water and taken as a nourishing beverage.

RECRD: 4201 id: 12352

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