Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Common Dandelion
Papago - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
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Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
USDA symbol: TAOFO (
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Common names: Common Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Cooked or uncooked leaves eaten as greens.
RECRD: 43457 id: 39387