Cucurbitaceae Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Wats.) T.J. Howell

Coastal Manroot

Yurok - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 39

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Scientific name: Marah oreganus (Torr. ex S. Wats.) T.J. Howell
USDA symbol: MAOR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coastal Manroot
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Young shoots and Polypodium rhizomes used to make tea.

RECRD: 5918 id: 22408

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