Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum occidentale (S. Wats.) Gray

Western Waterleaf

Okanagon - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238

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Scientific name: Hydrophyllum occidentale (S. Wats.) Gray
USDA symbol: HYOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Waterleaf
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagon
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Roots used as a principle food.

RECRD: 44466 id: 17537

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