Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.

Naked Buckwheat

Karok - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383

View all documented uses for Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ERNUO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Naked Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Stems used by children to play a game by hooking each other's plant.

RECRD: 8522 id: 14099

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