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Thysanocarpus elegans

Fisch. & Mey.

Lacepod, Sand fringepod

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Description

A temperate herb of the Brassicaceae family with edible seeds.

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Edible Uses

The seeds are used for adding to cornmeal.

Traditional Uses

The seeds are used for adding to cornmeal.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

References (2)

  • Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
  • Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 562

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