Polygonaceae Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze

Silversheath Knotweed

Cocopa - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187

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Scientific name: Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze
USDA symbol: POAR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silversheath Knotweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Cocopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Seeds parched, ground and eaten.

RECRD: 40340 id: 28884

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