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Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve
Giant Wildrye
USDA LECO12
Cahuilla Other, Ceremonial Items
Stems made into painted arrows and used in ceremonial dances.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 69
Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve
Giant Wildrye
USDA LECO12
Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Fire hardened stems used as the main shaft in arrowmaking.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 69
Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve
Giant Wildrye
USDA LECO12
Luiseno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Fire hardened stems used as the main shaft in arrowmaking.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 69
Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve
Giant Wildrye
USDA LECO12
Paiute, Southern Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 69
Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
Barestem Biscuitroot
USDA LONU2
Kwakiutl Drug, Cough Medicine
Seeds kept in the mouth and the saliva swallowed to loosen the phlegm for hoarseness and coughs.
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 381
Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
Barestem Biscuitroot
USDA LONU2
Kwakiutl Drug, Throat Aid
Seeds kept in the mouth and the saliva swallowed to loosen the phlegm for hoarseness and coughs.
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 381
Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley
Common Deerweed
USDA LOSCS2
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material
Plant used as a material in house construction.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87
Lupinus affinis J.G. Agardh
Fleshy Lupine
USDA LUAF
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus albifrons Benth. ex Lindl.
Silver Lupine
USDA LUALA2
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus arboreus Sims
Bush Lupine
USDA LUAR
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus densiflorus Benth.
Whitewhorl Lupine
USDA LUDED
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus luteolus Kellogg
Pale Yellow Lupine
USDA LULU2
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus nanus ssp. latifolius (Benth. ex Torr.) D. Dunn
Sky Lupine
USDA LUNAL
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.
Bigleaf Lupine
USDA LUARA4
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus sp.
Lupine
Luiseno Food, Unspecified
Leaves used for food.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87
Lupinus succulentus Dougl. ex K. Koch
Hollowleaf Annual Lupine
USDA LUSU3
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lupinus versicolor Lindl.
Manycolored Lupine
USDA LUVE
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65
Lycium andersonii Gray
Anderson's Wolfberry
USDA LYANA4
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food
Dried berries boiled into mush or ground into flour and mixed with water.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87
Lycium andersonii Gray
Anderson's Wolfberry
USDA LYANA4
Cahuilla Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87
Lycium fremontii Gray
Fremont's Desertthorn
USDA LYFR
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food
Dried berries boiled into mush or ground into flour and mixed with water.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87
Lycium fremontii Gray
Fremont's Desertthorn
USDA LYFR
Cahuilla Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Acoma Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries cooked into a syrup.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Jemez Food, Fruit
Ripe or cooked berries used for food.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Jemez Food, Special Food
Unripe berries stewed, sweetened and eaten as a delicacy.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
USDA LYPAP
Laguna Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries cooked into a syrup.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 33
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Mendocino Indian Food, Cooking Agent
Oil from seeds used for cooking.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 395
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
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 154
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Pomo Food, Porridge
Parched, pulverized seeds eaten as pinole & meal moistened to keep people from choking on dry meal.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Pomo Food, Staple
Seeds used to make pinoles.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Pomo Food, Staple
Seeds used to make pinoles.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Pomo Food, Winter Use Food
Raw seeds stored for later use, parched and pounded when used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 15
Madia sativa Molina
Coast Tarweed
USDA MASA
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Staple
Seeds used to make pinole.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 111
Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde
Red Barberry
USDA MAHA4
Apache Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 19
Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde
Red Barberry
USDA MAHA4
Pueblo Food, Preserves
Berries used to make jelly.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 19
Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde
Red Barberry
USDA MAHA4
Spanish American Food, Preserves
Berries used to make jelly.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 19
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and piles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and 'piles.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Used with other ingredients to give ball players wind during the game.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of inner bark taken to loosen phlegm for hoarseness.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 29
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of inner bark used for lost voice and used as an ingredient in drink for dry throat.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Cherokee Dye, Yellow
Bark used to make a yellow dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Fruit
Fruit used for food.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 270
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Hopi Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 79
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Drug, Ear Medicine
Decoction of bark used as drops for earaches.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine
Compound infusion of bark and leaves used as drops for blindness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine
Compound poultice of bark and fruit peelings used for black eyes.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Compound poultice of bark and fruit peelings used for bruises.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Fruit mashed, made into small cakes and dried for future use.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Food, Dried Food
Raw or cooked fruit sun or fire dried and stored for future use.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Cultivated Apple
USDA MAPU
Iroquois Food, Fruit
Dried fruit taken as a hunting food.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129