Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
Mat Amaranth
Hopi - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 74
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Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
Scientific name: Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
USDA symbol: AMBL (
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Common names: Mat Amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Cooked and eaten as greens.
RECRD: 41456 id: 2713