Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.

Redstem Stork's Bill

Isleta - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 28

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Scientific name: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
USDA symbol: ERCIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redstem Stork's Bill
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: High moisture content of leaves and stems made it a good grazing plant for livestock.

RECRD: 30630 id: 14216

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