Onagraceae Camissonia ovata (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Raven

Goldeneggs

Costanoan - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 250

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Scientific name: Camissonia ovata (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Raven
USDA symbol: CAOV4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Goldeneggs
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Raw, boiled or steamed foliage used for food.

RECRD: 20768 id: 7922

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