Apiaceae Daucus pusillus Michx.
American Wild Carrot
Navajo - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
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 26
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Daucus pusillus Michx.
Scientific name: Daucus pusillus Michx.
USDA symbol: DAPU3 (
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Common names: American Wild Carrot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots eaten fresh.
RECRD: 41094 id: 12272