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Perideridia gairdneri

Perennial

HomePerennialPerideridia gairdneri

Woodland, dry and wet meadows and mountains.

Family: Apiaceae
Height: 1.2 m / 4 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Dry, moist or wet

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 5 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 1 of 5

Native Habitat

Yampa, Gardner's yampah, Common yampah Perideridia gairdneri native habitat is Woodland, dry and wet meadows and mountains.

Edible Uses

Root - raw or cooked. A pleasant sweet and nutty taste, it can be eaten in quantity as a staple food. It is best used when the plant is dormant. The root can also be dried for later use or ground into a powder and used with cereals when making porridges, cakes etc. The seed is used as a caraway-like seasoning, or can be parched and eaten in porridge or used as piñole. Young leaves - raw or cooked.

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