Portulacaceae Lewisia rediviva Pursh
Oregon Bitterroot
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 114
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Lewisia rediviva Pursh
Scientific name: Lewisia rediviva Pursh
USDA symbol: LERER (
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Common names: Oregon Bitterroot
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Roots peeled and dried for future use.
RECRD: 12761 id: 20037