Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum L.

Desert Horsepurslane

Pima - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64

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Scientific name: Trianthema portulacastrum L.
USDA symbol: TRPO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Horsepurslane
Family: Aizoaceae
Family (APG): Aizoaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Plants cooked and eaten as greens in summer.

RECRD: 44846 id: 40548

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