Polygonaceae Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
Canaigre Dock
Kawaiisu - Food, Porridge
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
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Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
Scientific name: Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
USDA symbol: RUHY (
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Common names: Canaigre Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds parched with hot coals, pounded and cooked to the consistency of 'thick gravy.'
RECRD: 4430 id: 35372