Asteraceae Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray
Yellowspine Thistle
Kiowa - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58
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Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray
Scientific name: Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray
USDA symbol: CIOC2 (
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Common names: Yellowspine Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots used for food.
RECRD: 0 id: 9975