Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Okanagon - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237
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Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: BASA3 (
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Common names: Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagon
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots used as an important food.
RECRD: 44444 id: 6907