Asteraceae Tragopogon sp.

Salsify

Thompson, Upper (Nicola Band) - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493

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Scientific name: Tragopogon sp.
Common names: Salsify
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson, Upper (Nicola Band)
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Milky juice obtained from broken stem bases, dried and chewed with great enjoyment.

RECRD: 41688 id: 40543

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