Lennoaceae Pholisma sonorae (Torr. ex Gray) Yatskievych

Sandfood

Cocopa - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207

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Scientific name: Pholisma sonorae (Torr. ex Gray) Yatskievych
USDA symbol: PHSO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandfood
Family: Lennoaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cocopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots baked and eaten after stripping off the thin bark.

RECRD: 40405 id: 26489

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