Asteraceae Helianthus annuus L.

Common Sunflower

Navajo - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87

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Scientific name: Helianthus annuus L.
USDA symbol: HEAN3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds mixed with corn, ground into a meal and made into cakes.

RECRD: 3061 id: 16598

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