Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth

Prairie Spiderwort

Hopi - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 369

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Scientific name: Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth
USDA symbol: TROCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Spiderwort
Family: Commelinaceae
Family (APG): Commelinaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Plant used for greens.

RECRD: 21608 id: 40499

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