Apiaceae Ligusticum grayi Coult. & Rose

Gray's Licoriceroot

Atsugewi - Food, Substitution Food

Use documented by:
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139

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Scientific name: Ligusticum grayi Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LIGR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gray's Licoriceroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Atsugewi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Substitution Food
Notes: Tender leaves soaked in water, cooked and used as a meat substitute when acorns were eaten.

RECRD: 20894 id: 20229

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