Amaranthaceae Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Redroot Amaranth

Jemez - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20

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Scientific name: Amaranthus retroflexus L.
USDA symbol: AMRE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redroot Amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young plant used for food many generations ago.

RECRD: 1824 id: 2806

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