Brassicaceae Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
Heartleaf Twistflower
Navajo, Kayenta - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
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Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
Scientific name: Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
USDA symbol: STCOC (
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Common names: Heartleaf Twistflower
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Used for greens in foods.
RECRD: 42003 id: 38956