Scrophulariaceae Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard

Attenuate Indian Paintbrush

Miwok - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 155

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Scientific name: Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard
USDA symbol: CAAT25 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Attenuate Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Dried, parched, pulverized seeds used for food.

RECRD: 20081 id: 8456

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