Cucurbitaceae Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
Watermelon
Hopi - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92
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Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
Scientific name: Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
USDA symbol: CILAL (
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Common names: Watermelon
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds parched and eaten with parched corn and 'piki.'
RECRD: 41508 id: 10072