Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium pumilio R. Br.

Tasmanian Goosefoot

Atsugewi - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139

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Scientific name: Chenopodium pumilio R. Br.
USDA symbol: CHPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tasmanian Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Atsugewi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Parched, ground seeds made into cakes and eaten without cooking.

RECRD: 20891 id: 9547

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