Rosaceae Physocarpus malvaceus (Greene) Kuntze
Mallow Ninebark
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 126
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Physocarpus malvaceus (Greene) Kuntze
Scientific name: Physocarpus malvaceus (Greene) Kuntze
USDA symbol: PHMA5 (
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Common names: Mallow Ninebark
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots steam cooked and eaten.
RECRD: 12851 id: 26781