Asteraceae Balsamorhiza hookeri (Hook.) Nutt.
Hooker's Balsamroot
Paiute, Northern - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43
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Balsamorhiza hookeri (Hook.) Nutt.
Scientific name: Balsamorhiza hookeri (Hook.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: BAHOH3 (
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Common names: Hooker's Balsamroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots used for food.
RECRD: 8883 id: 6839