Asteraceae Layia platyglossa (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Gray

Coastal Tidytips

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 85

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Scientific name: Layia platyglossa (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Gray
USDA symbol: LAPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coastal Tidytips
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds ground into flour and used with other ground seeds in a mush.

RECRD: 11504 id: 19742

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