Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum L.

Indianhemp

Isleta - Food, Candy

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 31

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Scientific name: Apocynum cannabinum L.
USDA symbol: APCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Indianhemp
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Gummy latex mixed with clean clay and used as chewing gum.

RECRD: 41132 id: 3803

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