Asteraceae Helianthus sp.

Wild Sunflower

Apache, Western - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 184

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Scientific name: Helianthus sp.
Common names: Wild Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds ground, mixed with corn meal, put into hot water and eaten as a pasty bread.

RECRD: 40803 id: 16674

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