Asteraceae Cirsium congdonii Moore & Frankton
Rosette Thistle
Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 20
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Cirsium congdonii Moore & Frankton
Scientific name: Cirsium congdonii Moore & Frankton
USDA symbol: CISC2 (
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Common names: Rosette Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Spring stalks peeled and eaten raw.
RECRD: 4191 id: 9930