Chenopodiaceae Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult.

Winged Pigweed

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156

View all documented uses for Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult.

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Scientific name: Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult.
USDA symbol: CYAT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Winged Pigweed
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Seeds used to make flour.

RECRD: 60226 id: 11798

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