Amaranthaceae Amaranthus hybridus L.

Slim Amaranth

Havasupai - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66

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Scientific name: Amaranthus hybridus L.
USDA symbol: AMHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slim Amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young, fresh, tender leaves boiled, drained, balled into individual portions and served.

RECRD: 7444 id: 2763

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