Asteraceae Lasthenia glabrata Lindl.
Yellowray 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 84
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Lasthenia glabrata Lindl.
Scientific name: Lasthenia glabrata Lindl.
USDA symbol: LAGLG2 (
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Common names: Yellowray 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: 11501 id: 19694