Asteraceae Agoseris retrorsa (Benth.) Greene

Spearleaf Agoseris

Kawaiisu - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10

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Scientific name: Agoseris retrorsa (Benth.) Greene
USDA symbol: AGRE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spearleaf Agoseris
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Whole plant above the ground boiled, washed in cold water to remove bitterness and fried in grease.

RECRD: 4142 id: 1914

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