Polygonaceae Eriogonum plumatella Dur. & Hilg.
Yucca Buckwheat
Kawaiisu - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
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Eriogonum plumatella Dur. & Hilg.
Scientific name: Eriogonum plumatella Dur. & Hilg.
USDA symbol: ERPL3 (
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Common names: Yucca Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds pounded, cooked into a mush and eaten.
RECRD: 4233 id: 14111