Lamiaceae Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana var. neomexicana (Briq.) R.W. Sanders
New Mexico Giant Hyssop
Paiute - Food, Staple
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 10
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Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana var. neomexicana (Briq.) R.W. Sanders
Scientific name: Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana var. neomexicana (Briq.) R.W. Sanders
USDA symbol: AGPAN2 (
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Common names: New Mexico Giant Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Used as one of the most important foods.
RECRD: 40936 id: 1708