Brassicaceae Lepidium fremontii S. Wats.

Desert Pepperweed

Kawaiisu - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 36

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Scientific name: Lepidium fremontii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: LEFRF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Pepperweed
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Seeds pounded, mixed with water and used as a beverage.

RECRD: 4264 id: 19921

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