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Thelypodium wrightii Gray
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for swellings.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 97
Thelypodium wrightii Gray
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Zuni Other, Fertilizer
Seeds crushed by women and planted with beans to ensure a proliferative crop.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 85
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Eye Medicine
Ashes rubbed on lids for eye disease.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant tied to cradle bow to make baby sleep.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Sedative
Plant tied to cradle bow to make baby sleep.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Pueblo Food, Dried Food
Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use.
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 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Pueblo Food, Soup
Plant made into a stew with wild onions, wild celery, tallow or bits of meat.
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 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Pueblo Food, Unspecified
Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls and eaten.
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 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Pueblo Food, Vegetable
Young plants boiled with a pinch of salt and eaten as greens.
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 25
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Tewa Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 61
Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
Wright's Thelypody
USDA THWRW
Tewa Other, Paint
Used to make paint for pottery.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 61