Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

Curly Dock

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: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
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: 7446 id: 35261

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