Chenopodiaceae Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene

Mojave Seablite

Navajo - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 45

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Scientific name: Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene
USDA symbol: SUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mojave Seablite
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds boiled into a gruel.

RECRD: 2844 id: 39014

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