Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Western Tansymustard
Paiute, Northern - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47
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Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
USDA symbol: DEPIP3 (
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Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds roasted, cooled, ground, mixed with cold water and eaten.
RECRD: 8916 id: 12358