Portulacaceae Lewisia rediviva Pursh

Oregon Bitterroot

Paiute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 102

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Scientific name: Lewisia rediviva Pursh
USDA symbol: LERER (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oregon Bitterroot
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots boiled 'like macaroni.'

RECRD: 44010 id: 20047

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