Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.

Mat Amaranth

Hopi - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18

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Scientific name: Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
USDA symbol: AMBL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mat Amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds formerly prized as a food.

RECRD: 4735 id: 2711

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