Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia heterophylla Pursh
Varileaf Phacelia
Navajo, Kayenta - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 39
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Phacelia heterophylla Pursh
Scientific name: Phacelia heterophylla Pursh
USDA symbol: PHHEH (
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Common names: Varileaf Phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Used for greens in foods.
RECRD: 42020 id: 26267