Liliaceae Veratrum californicum Dur.

California False Hellebore

Miwok - Food, Unspecified

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 158

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Scientific name: Veratrum californicum Dur.
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roasted in hot ashes, peeled and eaten.

RECRD: 20098 id: 42577

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