Fabaceae Trifolium willdenowii Spreng.
Tomcat Clover
Miwok - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 161
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Trifolium willdenowii Spreng.
Scientific name: Trifolium willdenowii Spreng.
USDA symbol: TRWI (
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Common names: Tomcat Clover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Steamed, dried leaves soaked in water or boiled before eating in winter.
RECRD: 20127 id: 40658