Liliaceae Asparagus officinalis L.

Garden Asparagus

Isleta - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23

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Scientific name: Asparagus officinalis L.
USDA symbol: ASOF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Garden Asparagus
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Boiled, seasoned spears used for food.

RECRD: 30587 id: 6397

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