Polygonaceae Eriogonum alatum Torr.

Winged Buckwheat

Navajo - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42

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Scientific name: Eriogonum alatum Torr.
USDA symbol: ERALA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Winged Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots used for food.

RECRD: 2813 id: 13936