Asteraceae Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl.

Common Madia

Hupa - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390

View all documented uses for Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl.

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Scientific name: Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl.
USDA symbol: MAELE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Madia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hupa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds parched and pounded into a flour.

RECRD: 8623 id: 21764

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