Asteraceae Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) Nesom

Spiny Chloracantha

Mohave - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201

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Scientific name: Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) Nesom
USDA symbol: CHSP11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spiny Chloracantha
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Mohave
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food.

RECRD: 40359 id: 9694

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