Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
Naked Buckwheat
Karok - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383
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Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
Scientific name: Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ERNUO (
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Common names: Naked Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Sour tasting, young stems eaten raw as greens.
RECRD: 8521 id: 14098