Asteraceae Pectis papposa Harvey & Gray
Cinchweed Fetidmarigold
Havasupai - Food, Sauce & Relish
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 249
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Pectis papposa Harvey & Gray
Scientific name: Pectis papposa Harvey & Gray
USDA symbol: PEPAP3 (
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Common names: Cinchweed Fetidmarigold
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Fresh plant dipped in salted water and eaten with mush or cornmeal as a condiment.
RECRD: 7400 id: 25623