Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium murale L.

Nettleleaf Goosefoot

Pima - Food, Staple

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 23

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Scientific name: Chenopodium murale L.
USDA symbol: CHMU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nettleleaf Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds parched, ground and eaten as a pinole in combination with other meal.

RECRD: 41060 id: 9533

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