Brassicaceae Sisymbrium altissimum L.

Tall Tumblemustard

Navajo - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 50

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Scientific name: Sisymbrium altissimum L.
USDA symbol: SIAL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Tumblemustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds used, with goat's milk, to make a mush.

RECRD: 2870 id: 38081

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