Asteraceae Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc.

Fetid Marigold

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48

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Scientific name: Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: DYPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fetid Marigold
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds winnowed, dried, stored, ground into flour and used to make bread.

RECRD: 40221 id: 12729

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