Brassicaceae Descurainia incana ssp. incisa (Engelm.) Kartesz & Gandhi
Mountain Tansymustard
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 49
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Descurainia incana ssp. incisa (Engelm.) Kartesz & Gandhi
Scientific name: Descurainia incana ssp. incisa (Engelm.) Kartesz & Gandhi
USDA symbol: DEINI2 (
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Common names: Mountain Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds threshed, winnowed, ground and the flour used to make bread.
RECRD: 40228 id: 12336