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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