Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea L.

Little Hogweed

Navajo - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47

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Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea L.
USDA symbol: POOL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Little Hogweed
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant used as a good sheep forage.

RECRD: 2861 id: 29784

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