Chenopodiaceae Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene

Nuttall's Povertyweed

Pima - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 70

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Scientific name: Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene
USDA symbol: MONU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nuttall's Povertyweed
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds boiled, partially dried, parched, ground and eaten as pinole.

RECRD: 43902 id: 23415

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