Brassicaceae Cardamine californica var. californica

Milkmaids

Yurok - Other, Season Indicator

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 27

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Scientific name: Cardamine californica var. californica
USDA symbol: CACAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Milkmaids
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: First plant to flower in the spring.

RECRD: 5846 id: 7998