English

Scientific Name

Perideridia gairdneri

Arapaho

Translation of the Arapaho

‘it has four [roots]’

Yampa and the Arapaho

Food: staple. The name refers to the number of roots of the plant. It was gathered for food. The same name is used in modern Arapaho for ‘carrot.’ The Arapaho report that this plant was eaten immediately - not dried or stored.