Amaranthaceae Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.

Carelessweed

Papago - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14

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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: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves eaten as greens in mid summer.

RECRD: 43454 id: 2783