Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Western Tansymustard
Hopi - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Nequatewa, Edmund, 1943, Some Hopi Recipes for the Preparation of Wild Plant Foods, Plateau 18:18-20, page 19
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Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
USDA symbol: DEPIP3 (
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Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Greens pit baked, cooled and served in salted water with corn dumplings, boiled bread or piki bread.
RECRD: 45827 id: 12350