Brassicaceae Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii

Wright's Thelypody

Pueblo - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25

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Scientific name: Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
USDA symbol: THWRW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wright's Thelypody
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Pueblo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 41088 id: 39804

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