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Culinary and medicinal
Coming into season in late spring, all of the plant can be eaten—particularly the roots (boiled) and the seeds. It can be bitter and pine-like in taste.

Many Native American groups, including the Nez Perce, Kootenai, Cheyenne, and Salish, utilized the plant as a food and medicine.
The seeds were particularly valuable as food or used for oil

Symbols
Under the name Okanagan Sunflower, it is the official flower emblem of the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada