Asteraceae Cirsium pallidum Woot. & Standl.
Pale Thistle
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 49
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Cirsium pallidum Woot. & Standl.
Scientific name: Cirsium pallidum Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: CIPA5 (
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Common names: Pale Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds boiled and eaten.
RECRD: 40230 id: 9986