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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▼ |
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3693 | Apios americana Medik. 289 | Huron 99 | a54 123 | 63 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots used with acorns during famine. | Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
3988 | Arachis hypogaea L. 315 | Huron 99 | a54 123 | 63 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots used with acorns during famine. | Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
16697 | Helianthus tuberosus L. 1835 | Huron 99 | a54 123 | 63 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots used with acorns during famine. | Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
20259 | Lilium canadense L. 2183 | Huron 99 | a54 123 | 63 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots used with acorns during famine. | Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
23602 | Nelumbo lutea Willd. 2570 | Huron 99 | a54 123 | 63 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots used with acorns during famine. | Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
23603 | Nelumbo lutea Willd. 2570 | Huron 99 | a54 123 | 63 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots used with acorns during famine. | Aller, Wilma F., 1954, Aboriginal Food Utilization of Vegetation by the Indians of the Great Lake Region As Recorded in the Jesuit Relations, Wisconsin Archeologist 35:59-73, page 63 |
7594 | Bromus tectorum L. 641 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 48 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds, a famine food, cooked into a gruel during food shortages. | 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 48 |
16738 | Hemizonia fasciculata (DC.) Torr. & Gray 1846 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 77 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Whole plant, including the seeds, used as a famine plant. | 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 77 |
39404 | Taraxacum sp. 3896 | Cree 54 | b41 145 | 494 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Infusion of roots given in copious draughts at hourly intervals. | Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 494 |
43771 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 10 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Used when agricultural reserves dwindled. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 10 |
44178 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 14 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Crowns roasted and used in times of food shortage. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 14 |
44179 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 9 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Used when agricultural reserves dwindled. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 9 |
44201 | Yucca harrimaniae Trel. 4232 | Southwest Indians 248 | bc41 58 | 9 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Used when agricultural reserves dwindled. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 9 |
17859 | Ipomoea leptophylla Torr. 1990 | Arapaho 17 | b05 73 | 13 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Root roasted for food when pressed by hunger. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
17860 | Ipomoea leptophylla Torr. 1990 | Cheyenne 33 | b05 73 | 13 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Root roasted for food when pressed by hunger. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
17866 | Ipomoea leptophylla Torr. 1990 | Kiowa 111 | b05 73 | 13 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Root roasted for food when pressed by hunger. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
27509 | Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. 2956 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 18 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Inner cambium layer of the bark eaten in times of scarcity. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18 |
1947 | Alectoria fremontii Tuckerm. 116 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 5 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Long, black, hair-like lichen used as a famine food. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
32306 | Quercus marilandica Muenchh. 3274 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 524 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Boiled acorns used for food in times of scarcity. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
28070 | Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Engelm. 2970 | Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero 11 | co36 95 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds ground, rolled into balls and eaten raw only in times of food scarcity. | Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 43 |
25491 | Parkinsonia florida (Benth. ex Gray) S. Wats. 2746 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 187 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds parched until almost burned and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
25496 | Parkinsonia florida (Benth. ex Gray) S. Wats. 2746 | Yuma 288 | cb51 125 | 187 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds parched until almost burned and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
25498 | Parkinsonia microphylla Torr. 2747 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 187 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds parched until almost burned and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
25506 | Parkinsonia microphylla Torr. 2747 | Yuma 288 | cb51 125 | 187 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds parched until almost burned and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
6798 | Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav¢n) Pers. 535 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 201 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
6800 | Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav¢n) Pers. 535 | Yuma 288 | cb51 125 | 201 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
9694 | Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) Nesom 919 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 201 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
38084 | Sisymbrium irio L. 3692 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 201 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
38502 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill 3754 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 201 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
39798 | Thelypodium integrifolium ssp. integrifolium 3937 | Mohave 147 | cb51 125 | 201 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food. | Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201 |
28557 | Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora 3015 | San Felipe 222 | c35 19 | 30 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Plant used as food in times of food shortage. | 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 30 |
18610 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 31 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruits eaten when other foods became scarce. | 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 31 |
18673 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 31 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruits eaten when other foods became scarce. | 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 31 |
18679 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | c35 19 | 31 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Inner bark chewed in times of food shortage to obtain the juice. | 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 31 |
24595 | Opuntia clavata Engelm. 2651 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 35 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Joints roasted and eaten during famines. | 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 35 |
24596 | Opuntia clavata Engelm. 2651 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 35 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Stems and fruits roasted and eaten in times of food shortage. | 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 35 |
24600 | Opuntia clavata Engelm. 2651 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 35 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Joints roasted and eaten during famines. | 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 35 |
24601 | Opuntia clavata Engelm. 2651 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 35 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Stems and fruits roasted and eaten in times of food shortage. | 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 35 |
26505 | Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray 2895 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 39 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries eaten when other foods became scarce. | 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 39 |
26515 | Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray 2895 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 39 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries eaten when other foods became scarce. | 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 39 |
38334 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 52 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries eaten in times of food shortages. | 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 52 |
38342 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 52 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries eaten in times of food shortages. | 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 52 |
43779 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 55 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Tender crowns roasted and eaten in times of food shortages. | 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 55 |
43864 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 55 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Tender crowns roasted and eaten in times of food shortages. | 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 55 |
28125 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 307 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fresh, inner bark formerly used for food during prolonged winters when other foods were scarce. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307 |
1131 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 338 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds eaten, especially in time of famine. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 338 |
27968 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Klamath 115 | c97 66 | 89 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Cambium layer scraped off and eaten in time of famine. | 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 89 |
6687 | Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. 508 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 66 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Tiny seeds formerly roasted and eaten during famines. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 66 |
6705 | Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Wats. 511 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 67 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds formerly roasted, ground and eaten during famines. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 67 |
37173 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 71 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds roasted and eaten during 'hard times.' | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 71 |
18680 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Inner bark chewed in times of food shortage. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
38660 | Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea 3773 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 62 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots chewed during food shortages. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62 |
35328 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 48 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots pit baked in the winter when food was scarce. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 48 |
35350 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Yavapai 284 | g36 48 | 258 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Upper stalk roasted during food shortage. | Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258 |
41043 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 238 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Old leaves eaten sparingly to keep alive when hungry in the woods. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 238 |
11342 | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe 1122 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 326 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit eaten by adults in times of famine. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 326 |
11411 | Crataegus mollis Scheele 1127 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 326 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit eaten by adults in times of famine. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 326 |
24674 | Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. 2661 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 366 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Stems, cleared of spines, roasted and used for food in times of scarcity. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
24675 | Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. 2661 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 104 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Stems, with spines removed, roasted during food scarcities. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 104 |
24687 | Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. 2661 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 104 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Stems, with spines removed, roasted during food scarcities. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 104 |
33949 | Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell 3420 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 85 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes eaten in times of food scarcity. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
33953 | Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell 3420 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 85 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes eaten in times of food scarcity. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
33957 | Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell 3420 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 85 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes eaten in times of food scarcity. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
33960 | Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell 3420 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 85 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes eaten in times of food scarcity. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 85 |
11343 | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe 1122 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 87 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes used for food, but mostly as a famine food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
11345 | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe 1122 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 87 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes used for food, but mostly as a famine food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
11349 | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe 1122 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 87 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit sometimes used for food, but mostly as a famine food. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
20257 | Lilium canadense L. 2183 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots made into flour and used to make bread for famine times. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
4603 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 40 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries eaten raw or fried during famines. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40 |
34179 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 62 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Hips used for food during famines. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 62 |
34181 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 62 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Hips used for food during famines. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 62 |
22941 | Menyanthes trifoliata L. 2462 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 145 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Rootstocks used in the past as an emergency food. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 145 |
37651 | Selaginella densa Rydb. 3638 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 105 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Very bitter berries eaten only through necessity and never stored. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 105 |
37810 | Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. 3658 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 105 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Bitter berries eaten in lean times. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 105 |
18414 | Juniperus californica Carr. 2053 | Diegueno 65 | h75 122 | 216 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruit eaten in times of starvation. | Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 216 |
34150 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 39 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Dried fruits, hanging on the bushes in the winter, used as a famine food. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 39 |
39132 | Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. 3854 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 55 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruits eaten in times of scarcity. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 55 |
1126 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Hopi 95 | j38 191 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Plants formerly used for food during famines. | Jones, Volney H., 1938, An Ancient Food Plant of the Southwest and Plateau Regions, El Palacio 44:41-53, page 43 |
1127 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Hopi 95 | j38 191 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Plants formerly used for food during famines. | Jones, Volney H., 1938, An Ancient Food Plant of the Southwest and Plateau Regions, El Palacio 44:41-53, page 43 |
1128 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Hopi 95 | j38 191 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Plants formerly used for food during famines. | Jones, Volney H., 1938, An Ancient Food Plant of the Southwest and Plateau Regions, El Palacio 44:41-53, page 43 |
1129 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Hopi 95 | j38 191 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Plants formerly used for food during famines. | Jones, Volney H., 1938, An Ancient Food Plant of the Southwest and Plateau Regions, El Palacio 44:41-53, page 43 |
1130 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Hopi 95 | j38 191 | 43 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Plants formerly used for food during famines. | Jones, Volney H., 1938, An Ancient Food Plant of the Southwest and Plateau Regions, El Palacio 44:41-53, page 43 |
27026 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 2 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Cambium used as a food during periods of food shortage. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
33328 | Ribes americanum P. Mill. 3358 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 35 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries dried and eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
33634 | Ribes missouriense Nutt. 3382 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 35 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruits dried and eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
2982 | Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer 204 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 36 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Berries dried and eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
33369 | Ribes aureum var. villosum DC. 3360 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 36 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruits dried and eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
30268 | Prunus americana Marsh. 3160 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 37 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Fruits dried and eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
33946 | Rosa arkansana Porter 3419 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 39 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Hips eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 39 |
16699 | Helianthus tuberosus L. 1835 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 47 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Dried and eaten during famines. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 47 |
7758 | Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray 677 | Navajo 157 | l86 121 | 24 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Bulbs formerly used for food in times of scarcity. | Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 24 |
20939 | Lomatium grayi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose 2242 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 95 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Roots eaten when hungry in the winter. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 95 |
1617 | Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. 73 | Modesse 145 | m66 109 | 223 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Nuts eaten in times of need. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 223 |
7764 | Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray 677 | Ute 272 | m90 111 | 15 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Bulbs used for food in starving times. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 15 |
20100 | Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve 2161 | Shoshoni 232 | m90 111 | 17 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds stored for times of famine. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 17 |
34264 | Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana (S. Wats.) Jepson 3435 | Sanpoil and Nespelem 226 | r32 44 | 108 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Pips eaten in times of famine. | Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 108 |
2018 | Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze 130 | Pima, Gila River 195 | r91 136 | 6 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds used as 'starvation food.' | Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6 |
6689 | Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats. 508 | Pima, Gila River 195 | r91 136 | 6 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds used as 'starvation food.' | Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6 |
394 | Acacia greggii Gray 15 | Pima, Gila River 195 | r91 136 | 7 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Seeds used as 'starvation food.' | Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
1748 | Agave americana L. 89 | Pima 193 | r08 104 | 70 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Used for food in times of famine. | Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 70 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );