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

Coastal Tidytips

Costanoan - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254

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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: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds eaten in pinole.

RECRD: 20817 id: 19743

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