Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata

Western Tansymustard

Pima - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 263

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Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata
USDA symbol: DEPIP3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Seeds parched, ground and eaten mixed with hot or cold water.

RECRD: 46788 id: 12384