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

Mexican Dock

Keres, Western - Other, Fuel

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 67

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Crushed, dried roots used as tinder.

RECRD: 30447 id: 35475

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