Orobanchaceae Boschniakia hookeri Walp.
Vancouver Groundcone
Hesquiat - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70
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Boschniakia hookeri Walp.
Scientific name: Boschniakia hookeri Walp.
USDA symbol: BOHO (
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Common names: Vancouver Groundcone
Family: Orobanchaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Peeled roots eaten raw.
RECRD: 682 id: 7397