Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Makah - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42
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Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (
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Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young tops eaten raw in the spring.
RECRD: 42520 id: 16858