Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Western Dock

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46

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Scientific name: Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
USDA symbol: RUAQF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves eaten without preparation or cooked with green chile and meat or animal bones.

RECRD: 40189 id: 35185

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