Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus L.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Havasupai - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 218

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Scientific name: Salsola tragus L.
USDA symbol: SATR12 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prickly Russian Thistle
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Young plants eaten by horses.

RECRD: 7229 id: 36348

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