Asteraceae Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson
Cobwebby 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 occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson
Scientific name: Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson
USDA symbol: CIOCO (
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Common names: Cobwebby Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Spring stems skinned and eaten raw.
RECRD: 4192 id: 9969