Asteraceae Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

Blue Lettuce

Navajo - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158

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Scientific name: Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
USDA symbol: LATAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Gummy substance from the root used for chewing gum.

RECRD: 60240 id: 19398

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