Lamiaceae Salvia mellifera Greene

Black Sage

Cahuilla - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 136

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Scientific name: Salvia mellifera Greene
USDA symbol: SAME3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Parched seeds ground into a meal.

RECRD: 11781 id: 36457

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