Chenopodiaceae Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

Common Kochia

Navajo - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 152

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Scientific name: Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
USDA symbol: KOSC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Kochia
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant used as sheep forage, especially in the winter.

RECRD: 3172 id: 7027

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