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Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid
Root used to draw inflammation from swellings.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Blackfoot Drug, Throat Aid
Root used for sore throat.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Blackfoot Food, Spice
Used to flavor stews.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
Gairdner's Yampah
USDA PEGAG
Blackfoot Food, Vegetable
Eaten raw or boiled as a vegetable.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
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