Asteraceae Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) Nesom

Spiny Chloracantha

Navajo - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83

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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Stems chewed for gum.

RECRD: 3040 id: 9695

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