Asteraceae Thelesperma longipes Gray

Longstalk Greenthread

Isleta - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43

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Scientific name: Thelesperma longipes Gray
USDA symbol: THLO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Longstalk Greenthread
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Young plant leaves boiled to make a beverage resembling commercial tea.

RECRD: 30733 id: 39774

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