Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling

Western Tansymustard

Keres, Western - Other, Preservative

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70

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Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
USDA symbol: DEPIH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Preservative
Notes: Leaves stored with corn to prevent spoiling.

RECRD: 30481 id: 12366