Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.

Lambsquarters

Miwok - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 159

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Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.
USDA symbol: CHALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lambsquarters
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Boiled greens dried and stored for later use.

RECRD: 20103 id: 9402

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