Asteraceae Tragopogon pratensis L.
Meadow Salsify
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Forage
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 85
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Tragopogon pratensis L.
Scientific name: Tragopogon pratensis L.
USDA symbol: TRPR (
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Common names: Meadow Salsify
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant eaten by deer, horses and cattle.
RECRD: 12497 id: 40539