Asteraceae Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda (Gray) Parker

Colorado Rubberweed

Spanish American - Food, Candy

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 30

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Scientific name: Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda (Gray) Parker
USDA symbol: HYRIF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Colorado Rubberweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Spanish American
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Roots chewed as chewing gum.

RECRD: 41127 id: 17610

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