Asteraceae Balsamorhiza deltoidea Nutt.

Deltoid Balsamroot

Atsugewi - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139

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Scientific name: Balsamorhiza deltoidea Nutt.
USDA symbol: BADE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Deltoid Balsamroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Atsugewi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Parched, winnowed, ground seeds made into cakes and eaten without cooking.

RECRD: 20872 id: 6831

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