Asteraceae Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda (Gray) Parker

Colorado Rubberweed

Tewa - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 56

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Scientific name: Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda (Gray) Parker
USDA symbol: HYRIF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Colorado Rubberweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Root skins pounded and the gummy material chewed as gum.

RECRD: 41931 id: 17611

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