Asteraceae Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl.

California Goldfields

Cahuilla - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 46

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Scientific name: Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl.
USDA symbol: LACA7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Goldfields
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Parched seeds ground into flour and used to make mush.

RECRD: 11301 id: 19692

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