Asteraceae Carthamus tinctorius L.

Safflower

Hopi - Food, Cooking Agent

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 20

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Scientific name: Carthamus tinctorius L.
USDA symbol: CATI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Safflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Flowers used as a yellow coloring for paper bread.

RECRD: 4753 id: 8251

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