Asteraceae Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze
Hopi Tea Greenthread
Keresan - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 563
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Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze
Scientific name: Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze
USDA symbol: THME (
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Common names: Hopi Tea Greenthread
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Keresan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves and roots boiled to make tea.
RECRD: 3111 id: 39787