Asteraceae Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr.

Red Dome Blanketflower

Havasupai - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67

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Scientific name: Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr.
USDA symbol: GAPIP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Dome Blanketflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Seeds parched, ground, kneaded into seed butter and eaten with fruit drinks or spread on bread.

RECRD: 7457 id: 15428

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