Amaranthaceae Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Redroot Amaranth

Navajo - Food, Unspecified

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 retroflexus L.
USDA symbol: AMRE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redroot Amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds used for food.

RECRD: 2851 id: 2819

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