Cucurbitaceae Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus

Watermelon

Navajo, Ramah - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46

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Scientific name: Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
USDA symbol: CILAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Watermelon
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Watermelon sliced into strips, dried and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 10603 id: 10084

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