Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth

Prairie Spiderwort

Keres, Western - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 73

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tender shoots eaten for food.

RECRD: 30510 id: 40500

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