Asteraceae Helianthus sp.

Wild Sunflower

Hopi - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97

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Scientific name: Helianthus sp.
Common names: Wild Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Seeds dried, cracked and eaten like nuts after dyes were obtained from them.

RECRD: 41559 id: 16682