Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Sacahuista
Isleta - Food, Porridge
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 22
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Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NOMI (
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Common names: Sacahuista
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Seeds made into a meal and used to make mush.
RECRD: 41047 id: 24021