Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.

Mat Amaranth

Hopi - Food, Unspecified

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

View all documented uses for Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
USDA symbol: AMBL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mat Amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Seeds used as food.

RECRD: 41044 id: 2712

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