Asteraceae Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

Blue Lettuce

Zuni - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 68

View all documented uses for Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

---

Scientific name: Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
USDA symbol: LATAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Dried root gum used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 32865 id: 19401

---