Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia distans Benth.
Distant Phacelia
Kawaiisu - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48
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Phacelia distans Benth.
Scientific name: Phacelia distans Benth.
USDA symbol: PHDI (
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Common names: Distant Phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves steam cooked and eaten as greens.
RECRD: 4305 id: 26262