Asteraceae Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth.

Carruth's Sagewort

Zuni - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65

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Scientific name: Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth.
USDA symbol: ARCA14 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carruth's Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Ground seeds mixed with water, made into balls, steamed and used for food.

RECRD: 32844 id: 5050