| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Parched seeds ground into flour. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats. California Goosefoot USDA CHCA3 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats. Fremont's Goosefoot USDA CHFRF |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium humile Hook. Marshland Goosefoot USDA CHCH |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. Narrowleaf Goosefoot USDA CHLE4 |
Apache Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked 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 16 |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. Narrowleaf Goosefoot USDA CHLE4 |
Pueblo Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked 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 16 |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. Narrowleaf Goosefoot USDA CHLE4 |
Spanish American Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked 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 16 |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. Narrowleaf Goosefoot USDA CHLE4 |
Zuni Food, Unspecified Seeds considered among the most important food plants when the Zuni reached this world. 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 21 |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. Narrowleaf Goosefoot USDA CHLE4 |
Zuni Food, Vegetable Young plants cooked 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 16 |
| Chenopodium murale L. Nettleleaf Goosefoot USDA CHMU2 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
| Chenopodium murale L. Nettleleaf Goosefoot USDA CHMU2 |
Pima Food, Staple Seeds parched, ground and eaten as a pinole in combination with other meal. 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 23 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material Wood used to make house frames and granaries. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Clothing Bark used to make shirts and breechclouts. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Cordage Bark used to make nets. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Blossoms and seed pods used for food. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Other, Protection Tree usually comfortable to camp under, providing some shade for the desert dweller. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet Desert Willow USDA CHLIL2 |
Cahuilla Other, Tools Long limbs used as sticks to reach fruits and nuts too high to grasp by hand. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 53 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOP4 |
Cahuilla Drug, Dermatological Aid Saponaceous material used as a dandruff shampoo. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOP4 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Coarse husk fibers from the bulb tied together and used as a cleaning brush. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOP4 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Coarse husk fibers from the bulb tied together and used as a hair brush. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOP4 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Young, spring shoots used as a potherb. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOP4 |
Cahuilla Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Saponaceous material used as a stupefying agent and placed into streams to catch fish. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOP4 |
Cahuilla Other, Soap Crushed bulb used as soap. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
| Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. divaricatum (Lindl.) Hoover Wavyleaf Soapplant USDA CHPOD |
Neeshenam Food, Unspecified Eaten raw, roasted or boiled. Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 377 |
| Cirsium drummondii Torr. & Gray Dwarf Thistle USDA CIDR2 |
Cahuilla Food, Unspecified Bud, at the base of the thistle, used for food. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 55 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Eaten fresh. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 55 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Cahuilla Food, Winter Use Food Cut, peeled into strips and dried for winter use. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 55 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified Watermelon cultivated and used for food. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 |
| Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus Watermelon USDA CILAL |
Sia Food, Unspecified Cultivated watermelons used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
| Claytonia exigua Torr. & Gray Pale Springbeauty USDA CLEXE2 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten fresh or boiled as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 89 |
| Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Miner's Lettuce USDA CLPEP |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten fresh or boiled as greens. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 89 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Acoma Food, Porridge Seeds cooked well, dried and made into mush before 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 22 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Plants boiled and eaten like spinach. This plant was so important economically that it was listed in songs with corn, pumpkins and cotton, the three main cultivated plants. 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Isleta Food, Bread & Cake Seeds made into a meal and used to make bread. 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 22 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Laguna Food, Porridge Seeds cooked well, dried and made into mush before 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 22 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Navajo 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Navajo Food, Soup Plant made into 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Navajo 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Navajo 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Pueblo Food, Staple Used as one of the most important food plants. 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
San Felipe Food, Unspecified Flower buds salted and eaten as food. 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Tewa Food, Vegetable Plants boiled and eaten like spinach. This plant was so important economically that it was listed in songs with corn, pumpkins and cotton, the three main cultivated plants. 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 24 |
| Cleome serrulata Pursh Rocky Mountain Beeplant USDA CLSE |
Zuni Food, Unspecified Young plants cooked with corn strongly flavored with chile. 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 24 |
| Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze Yerba Buena USDA CLDO2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of plant parts taken for colds. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 139 |
| Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze Yerba Buena USDA CLDO2 |
Cahuilla Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of plant parts taken for fevers. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 139 |
| Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze Yerba Buena USDA CLDO2 |
Luiseno Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of plant parts taken for colds. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 139 |
| Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze Yerba Buena USDA CLDO2 |
Luiseno Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of plant parts taken for fevers. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 139 |
| Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Canadian Horseweed USDA COCAC3 |
Cahuilla Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves used for diarrhea. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 56 |
| Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. California Croton USDA CRCAC |
Cahuilla Drug, Ear Medicine Warm decoction of mashed stems and leaves placed in the child's ear for earaches. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 56 |