Apiaceae Cymopterus purpureus S. Wats.

Purple Springparsley

Navajo - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 67

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Scientific name: Cymopterus purpureus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CYPU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Purple Springparsley
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Plant used as a potherb in seasoning mush and soup.

RECRD: 2985 id: 11846

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