Asteraceae Hemizonia corymbosa (DC.) Torr. & Gray

Coastal Tarweed

Costanoan - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254

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Scientific name: Hemizonia corymbosa (DC.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: HECOC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coastal Tarweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Foliage burned to drive ground squirrels from burrows.

RECRD: 20816 id: 16737

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