Onagraceae Epilobium torreyi (S. Wats.) Hoch & Raven

Brook Spike Primrose

Miwok - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 152

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Scientific name: Epilobium torreyi (S. Wats.) Hoch & Raven
USDA symbol: EPTO4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Brook Spike Primrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Parched, pulverized seeds used for food.

RECRD: 20066 id: 13276

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