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Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Apache, Western Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 192
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified
Seeds ground and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified
Young sprouts boiled with meat and eaten.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Hopi Food, Vegetable
Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Antidote
Stem, three inches long, made into snake figurine for snake infection.
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 25
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Navajo, Ramah Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway.
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 25
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Navajo, Ramah Food, Special Food
Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway.
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 25
Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
USDA CHINI
Navajo, Ramah Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds stored for winter use.
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 25
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
Apache, Western Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 192
Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHLE4
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified
Seeds ground and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHLE4
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified
Young sprouts boiled with meat and eaten.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHLE4
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366
Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHLE4
Hopi Food, Porridge
Ground seeds used to make mush.
Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 161
Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats.
Narrowleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHLE4
Navajo, Ramah Food, Unspecified
Seeds 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 25
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, Bread & Cake
Ground seeds mixed with corn meal and salt, made into a stiff batter, formed into balls and steamed. The Zuni say that upon reaching this world, the seeds were prepared without the meal because there was no corn. Now the young plants are boiled, either alone or with meat, and are greatly relished.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 66
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, Unspecified
Young plants boiled alone or with meat and used for food.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 66
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
Mohave Food, Vegetable
Young shoots boiled as greens.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 202
Chenopodium murale L.
Nettleleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHMU2
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
Chenopodium murale L.
Nettleleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHMU2
Papago Food, Vegetable
Stalks eaten as greens in the summer.
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 14
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
Chenopodium murale L.
Nettleleaf Goosefoot
USDA CHMU2
Pima Food, Staple
Seeds parched, ground and eaten as pinole.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 73
Chenopodium nevadense Standl.
Nevada Goosefoot
USDA CHNE4
Paiute Food, Staple
Seeds parched, ground and eaten as meal.
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 98
Chenopodium nevadense Standl.
Nevada Goosefoot
USDA CHNE4
Paiute, Northern Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
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 48
Chenopodium pratericola Rydb.
Desert Goosefoot
USDA CHPR5
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified
Leaves boiled and eaten.
Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7
Chenopodium pumilio R. Br.
Tasmanian Goosefoot
USDA CHPU
Atsugewi Food, Bread & Cake
Parched, ground seeds made into cakes and eaten without cooking.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139
Chenopodium rubrum L.
Red Goosefoot
USDA CHRU
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground, kneaded into a thick paste, rolled into little balls, boiled and eaten as marbles.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds parched, ground fine, boiled, thickened, made into balls and eaten as dumplings.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Havasupai Food, Staple
Seeds ground and eaten as a ground or parched meal.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Havasupai Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 217
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Isleta Food, Vegetable
Leaves used as greens.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Keresan Food, Vegetable
Leaves used for greens.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 560
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Malecite Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Navajo Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds used to make bread.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Navajo Food, Porridge
Seeds used to make a stiff porridge.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Navajo Food, Staple
Seeds of several species ground and used like corn.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Used, with other plants, as a liniment in the Mountain Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Navajo Other, Insecticide
Finely chopped plant used on the face and arms to keep the flies and mosquitoes from biting.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Papago Food, Vegetable
Greens 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 61
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Papago Food, Vegetable
Leaves eaten as greens in mid summer.
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 14
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Pima Food, Vegetable
Leaves boiled, salted, strained, fried in grease and eaten as greens.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 70
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Yaqui Food, Vegetable
Leaves eaten as greens.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 70
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Yavapai Food, Unspecified
Parched, ground, boiled seeds used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Chenopodium sp.
Goosefoot
Yavapai Food, Vegetable
Leaves and stems boiled for greens.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256