Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri

Gairdner's Yampah

Cheyenne - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 182

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Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
USDA symbol: PEGAG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gairdner's Yampah
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Dried roots cooked and used as a mush by pouring soup over them.

RECRD: 1995 id: 26032

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