Polygonaceae Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

Mexican Dock

Cochiti - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 50

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Scientific name: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: RUSAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Cochiti
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves used as greens.

RECRD: 41312 id: 35466

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