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Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, based on collections by John P. Harrington

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A great variety of native and introduced plant species were used as foods, medicines and raw materials by the Rumsen and Mutsun Costanoan peoples of central California. The information presented here has been abstracted from original unpublished field notes recorded during the 1920s and 1930s by John Peabody Harrington, who also directed the collection of some 500 plant specimens. The nature of Harrington’s data and their significance for California ethnobotany are described, followed by a summary of information on the ethnographic uses of each plant.

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    Barbara R. Bocek

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Bocek, B.R. Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, based on collections by John P. Harrington. Econ Bot 38, 240–255 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858839

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