Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus L.
Prostrate Pigweed
Cochiti - Food, Vegetable
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 16
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Amaranthus albus L.
Scientific name: Amaranthus albus L.
USDA symbol: AMAL (
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Common names: Prostrate Pigweed
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Cochiti
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young plants eaten as greens.
RECRD: 40996 id: 2699