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Miner's Lettuce

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Miner's Lettuce (Indian Lettuce)
Paregien Ranch
March 20, 2009

Native uses: tender leaves eaten green, or cooked; made into a tea as a laxative. Helped prevent scurvy for the early gold miners.

Posted by John Dofflemyer on March 20, 2009 7:16 AM |

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