Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias
Yampa
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71
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Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias
Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias
USDA symbol: PEGAB (
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Common names: Yampa
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Roots stored in pits for future use.
RECRD: 12377 id: 26018