Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus L.

Prostrate Pigweed

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155

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Scientific name: Amaranthus albus L.
USDA symbol: AMAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prostrate Pigweed
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds used for food.

RECRD: 60196 id: 2698

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