Asteraceae Xanthium sp.

Cocklebur

Yavapai - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258

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Scientific name: Xanthium sp.
Common names: Cocklebur
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Parched, ground seeds made into a meal and eaten dry or moistened and whole seeds stored.

RECRD: 20624 id: 43639

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