Asteraceae Cirsium occidentale var. californicum (Gray) Keil & C. Turner

California Thistle

Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 20

View all documented uses for Cirsium occidentale var. californicum (Gray) Keil & C. Turner

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Scientific name: Cirsium occidentale var. californicum (Gray) Keil & C. Turner
USDA symbol: CIOCC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California 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: 4190 id: 9971

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