Asteraceae Madia gracilis (Sm.) Keck & J. Clausen ex Applegate

Grassy Tarweed

Miwok - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 154

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Scientific name: Madia gracilis (Sm.) Keck & J. Clausen ex Applegate
USDA symbol: MAGR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Grassy Tarweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Parched, pulverized seeds made into oily meal and readily picked up in lumps.

RECRD: 20076 id: 21780

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