Asteraceae Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray

Canada Cockleburr

Zuni - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 71

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Scientific name: Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: XASTC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canada Cockleburr
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds ground with corn meal, made into cakes or balls, steamed and used for food.

RECRD: 32887 id: 43678

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