Lamiaceae Salvia columbariae Benth.

Chia

Kawaiisu - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62

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Scientific name: Salvia columbariae Benth.
USDA symbol: SACOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Chia
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Seeds parched, pounded, mixed with water and used as a beverage.

RECRD: 4451 id: 36390

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