Rosaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.
Dwarf Rose
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Spice
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 131
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Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.
Scientific name: Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt.
USDA symbol: ROGY (
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Common names: Dwarf Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Leaves placed under and over food while pit cooking to add flavor and prevent burning.
RECRD: 12890 id: 34001