Amaranthaceae Amaranthus acanthochiton Sauer
Greenstripe
Hopi - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10
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Amaranthus acanthochiton Sauer
Scientific name: Amaranthus acanthochiton Sauer
USDA symbol: AMAC (
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Common names: Greenstripe
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Cooked as greens.
RECRD: 40923 id: 2694