Amaranthaceae Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.

Carelessweed

Navajo - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 46

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Scientific name: Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.
USDA symbol: AMPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carelessweed
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Parched, ground seeds chewed to obtain sugar.

RECRD: 2850 id: 2777

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