Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Navajo - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155

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Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: 'Seeds' (actually fruits) used for food.

RECRD: 3187 id: 37159

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