Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
Western Tansymustard
Pueblo - Food, Soup
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 25
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Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling
USDA symbol: DEPIH (
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Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Pueblo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Plant made into a stew with wild onions, wild celery, tallow or bits of meat.
RECRD: 41077 id: 12369