| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Cahuilla Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Ground seeds used for stomach ailments. 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 66 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Cahuilla Food, Spice Ground seeds used to flavor soups or used as a condiment with corn. 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 66 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Leaves used as potherbs. 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 66 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Cocopa Food, Staple Seeds harvested, winnowed, parched, ground and the meal eaten. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Spice Plant used as flavoring with meat or other vegetables. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 310 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Greens pit baked, cooled and served in salted water with corn dumplings, boiled bread or piki bread. Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 19 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Plant cooked alone as greens. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 310 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Seeds parched, pounded, sifted, mixed with cold water and taken as a nourishing beverage. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 26 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Kawaiisu Food, Winter Use Food Pounded or raw seeds stored for future use. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 26 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of plant applied for toothache. 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 28 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Bread & Cake Ground seeds used to make cakes. 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 28 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Used as sheep feed. 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 28 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Beverage Seeds dried, cooked, ground, water added, kneaded, water added to make a fine batter and drunk. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified Seeds roasted, cooled, ground, mixed with cold water and eaten. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Paiute, Northern Food, Winter Use Food Seeds stored for winter use. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 47 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage Seeds mixed with water to make a drink. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Porridge Seeds used to make a mucilaginous mass and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Staple Seeds ground, parched and used to make pinole. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Seeds mixed with water and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
Keres, Western Other, Fertilizer Infusion of plant used to soak seed corn for faster maturity. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
Keres, Western Other, Fertilizer Leaves buried with seed corn as a fertilizer or fungicide. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
Keres, Western Other, Preservative Leaves stored with corn to prevent spoiling. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
Navajo Food, Porridge Parched seeds ground, made into a gruel and used to dip bread in. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
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 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
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 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
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 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIH |
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 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Atsugewi Food, Bread & Cake Parched, winnowed, ground seeds made into cakes and eaten without cooking. Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Gosiute Food, Porridge Seeds used to make a mush. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 382 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled or roasted and eaten. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 15 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled or roasted between hot, flat stones 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 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Eaten as greens in the spring. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 77 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Food, Vegetable Plant, salty in flavor, eaten as greens in the spring. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 310 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Other, Paint Flowers mixed with dark iron pigment used as a black color for pottery decoration. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 15 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Hopi Other, Paint Plant used in the preparation of pottery paint. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 310 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Papago Food, Beverage Seeds steeped and used as tea-like drinks for refreshment. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 27 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Papago Food, Dried Food Seeds basket winnowed, parched, sun dried, cooked, stored and used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 24 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Papago Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 62 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of leaves used for sores. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima Food, Dried Food Seeds parched, ground and eaten mixed with hot or cold water. Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 263 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Pima Food, Staple Seeds parched, ground, mixed with water and eaten as pinole. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77 |
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata Western Tansymustard USDA DEPIP3 |
Ute Drug, Unspecified Used as medicine. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 36 |