Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins.
Common names: Pigmy Bitterroot
Species details (USDA):
USDA LEPY2
Documented uses
4 uses documented
Blackfoot
Food, Dried Food
detail...
(Johnston, Alex,
1987,
Plants and the Blackfoot,
Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society,
pages 34)
Thompson
Drug, Psychological Aid
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 479)
Thompson
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 479)
Thompson
Other, Good Luck Charm
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 507)