Chenopodiaceae Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene

Nuttall's Povertyweed

Pima - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, 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: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves boiled until tender, salted, fried in lard or fat and eaten as greens.

RECRD: 44867 id: 23417

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