Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias

Yampa

Paiute, Northern - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Roots dried, pounded, ground and used to make mush.

RECRD: 8879 id: 26022

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