Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri

Gairdner's Yampah

Nevada Indian - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16

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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: Nevada Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Roots stored for winter use.

RECRD: 20938 id: 26044