Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
Mat Amaranth
Kiowa - Other, Fasteners
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26
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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: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fasteners
Notes: Used to make a glue.
RECRD: 10808 id: 2714