Capparaceae Cleome multicaulis DC.
Slender Spiderflower
Navajo - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 51
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Cleome multicaulis DC.
Scientific name: Cleome multicaulis DC.
USDA symbol: CLMU (
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Common names: Slender Spiderflower
Family: Capparaceae
Family (APG): Cleomaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Leaves used to make a watery stew.
RECRD: 2881 id: 10290