Polygonaceae Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
Mexican Dock
Cochiti - Food, Vegetable
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 50
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Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
Scientific name: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: RUSAM (
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Common names: Mexican Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Cochiti
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves used as greens.
RECRD: 41312 id: 35466