Amaranthaceae Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.

Carelessweed

Papago - Food, Staple

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 23

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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds ground and used as food.

RECRD: 41059 id: 2779

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