Polygonaceae Rumex salicifolius Weinm.

Willow 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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Scientific name: Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
USDA symbol: RUSAS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Willow 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: 4429 id: 35457

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