Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
Navajo, Ramah - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25
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Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Scientific name: Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
USDA symbol: CHINI (
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Common names: Mealy Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Seeds stored for winter use.
RECRD: 10471 id: 9515