Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias

Yampa

Cheyenne - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 65

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Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias
USDA symbol: PEGAB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yampa
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Roots cooked, dried, pulverized and eaten as mush.

RECRD: 45566 id: 26011

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