Asteraceae Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium

Stiff Greenthread

Tewa - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 61

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Scientific name: Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium
USDA symbol: THFIF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stiff Greenthread
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves steeped and the tea drunk as a beverage.

RECRD: 41951 id: 39773

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