Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.

Narrowleaf Goosefoot

Zuni - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 21

View all documented uses for Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CHLE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds considered among the most important food plants when the Zuni reached this world.

RECRD: 41039 id: 9526

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