Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth

Prairie Spiderwort

Laguna - Food, Unspecified

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 53

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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: Laguna
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tender shoots eaten without preparation.

RECRD: 41323 id: 40501

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