Asteraceae Blennosperma nanum (Hook.) Blake
Common Stickyseed
Neeshenam - Food, Staple
Use documented by:
Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377
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Blennosperma nanum (Hook.) Blake
Scientific name: Blennosperma nanum (Hook.) Blake
USDA symbol: BLNAN (
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Common names: Common Stickyseed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Neeshenam
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds parched, ground into flour and used for food.
RECRD: 46371 id: 7385