Portulacaceae Cistanthe monandra (Nutt.) Hershkovitz
Common Pussypaws
Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 16
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Cistanthe monandra (Nutt.) Hershkovitz
Scientific name: Cistanthe monandra (Nutt.) Hershkovitz
USDA symbol: CIMO4 (
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Common names: Common Pussypaws
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds used for food.
RECRD: 4173 id: 10054