Polygonaceae Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.

Canaigre Dock

Pima - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 264

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Scientific name: Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
USDA symbol: RUHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canaigre Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stalks formerly cooked or roasted, peeled and insides eaten.

RECRD: 46794 id: 35417

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