Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Apache, White Mountain - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
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Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Scientific name: Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CHLE4 (
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Common names: Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young sprouts boiled with meat and eaten.
RECRD: 60218 id: 9519