Asteraceae Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Gray) Nesom
Geyer's Smooth Aster
Keres, Western - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 30
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Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Gray) Nesom
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Gray) Nesom
USDA symbol: SYLAG (
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Common names: Geyer's Smooth Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flowers mixed with parched corn and eaten.
RECRD: 30059 id: 39169