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Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Cheyenne Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of roots, stems and leaves used as a medicine.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 182
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Cheyenne Food, Porridge
Dried roots cooked and used as a mush by pouring soup over them.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 182
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified
Roots eaten fresh.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 182
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Cheyenne Food, Winter Use Food
Roots dried for winter use.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 182
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Roots roasted in a pit lined with hot stones and eaten.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 365
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Gosiute Food, Winter Use Food
Roots preserved in quantity for winter use.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 365
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Great Basin Indian Food, Unspecified
Root eaten raw or cooked.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Karok Food, Unspecified
Roots dried, peeled, cooked in an earth oven and eaten.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Klamath Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 101
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Boiled and eaten like a potato.
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 157
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Montana Indian Food, Vegetable
Roots boiled like potatoes.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 9
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Nevada Indian Food, Pie & Pudding
Roots ground into flour for puddings.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Nevada Indian Food, Unspecified
Boiled roots used for food.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Nevada Indian Food, Winter Use Food
Roots stored for winter use.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 16
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Pomo Food, Staple
Seeds used for pinole.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Pomo Food, Staple
Tubers eaten raw, cooked or used for pinole.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Pomo Food, Vegetable
Fresh tops eaten as greens.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 89
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Umatilla Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 101
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Ute Food, Unspecified
Roots used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 101
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Yana Food, Unspecified
Leaves eaten raw.
Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 251
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Yana Food, Unspecified
Roots roasted and eaten.
Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 251
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Rigid, root fibers made into compact cylindrical brushes and used 'for combs.'
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Mendocino Indian Food, Spice
Seeds used to flavor pinole.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Mendocino Indian Food, Staple
Tubers and semifleshy roots eaten as pinole.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified
Leaves eaten raw.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Mendocino Indian Food, Unspecified
Tubers and semifleshy roots eaten raw or cooked like acorn bread.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Species 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 157
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Pomo Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of flowers taken for vomiting.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
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 86
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of flowers used for vomiting.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 89
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Roots bundled together to make a hair brush or scrub brush.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 89
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified
Young greens eaten raw.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 89
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Yuki Fiber, Brushes & Brooms
Strong, fibrous roots used to make hair brushes.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91
Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias
Kellogg's Yampah
USDA PEKE
Yuki Food, Unspecified
Young plants eaten raw.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 88
Perideridia oregana (S. Wats.) Mathias
Squaw Potato
USDA PEOR6
Klamath Food, Dried Food
Dried roots eaten raw.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 101
Perideridia oregana (S. Wats.) Mathias
Squaw Potato
USDA PEOR6
Paiute Food, Dried Food
Roots sun dried and used for food.
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 101
Perideridia oregana (S. Wats.) Mathias
Squaw Potato
USDA PEOR6
Paiute Food, Unspecified
Roots eaten raw or boiled.
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 101
Perideridia pringlei (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr.
Adobe Yampah
USDA PEPR5
Kawaiisu Food, Vegetable
Peeled roots boiled like potatoes and eaten.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47
Perideridia pringlei (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr.
Adobe Yampah
USDA PEPR5
Yana Food, Unspecified
Roots roasted and eaten.
Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 251