| Reference Source | Reference Type | Archival Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafert, S. 1978 | Use - Food |
Dandelion greens canned. |
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| Olds, J., Olds, D. and D. Tippman 1999 | Use - Food |
Dandelion leaves eaten as greens. |
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| Olds, J., Olds, D. and D. Tippman 1999 | Use - Food |
"[We] had a line of catalpa trees. And so then theyd [the older Indian women from the Catholic church near Mildreds home, growing up in Miami] set down with a knife and try to cut out the dandelions". |
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| Rafert, S. 1989 | Use - Food |
"Before the white people came here, they was no dandelions. Dandelions were imported. But once they became acquainted with the dandelions, they used them quite a bit." |
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| Tippman, D. 1999 | Use - Food |
Dandelion leaves are picked and blanched, not cooked, and vinegar added and sometimes garlic for flavoring. "Anything to make them a little different so you didnt think you were eating grass". |
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| Gonella, M.P 2003-2006 | Use - Food |
Young leaves collected and eaten. Cooked with bacon drippings in past, or just boiled with butter and salt. Also eaten raw in a salad. |
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| Peoria, Eastern Shawnee, Wyandotte, Seneca-Cayuga, Miami and Ottawa Tribes 2003 | Use - Food |
Plants commonly used by local Miami, Oklahoma tribes listed in this report. |
| Reference Source | Reference Type | Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 | Habitat | Occurs in lawns and other disturbed areas throughout eastern and western Myaamia lands. |
| Reference Source | Reference Type | Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonella, M.P 2003-2006 | Rebecca Hartleroad's Cherokee grandmother cooked greens by pouring hot bacon grease over leaves. |