Poaceae Triticum aestivum L.

Common Wheat

Papago - Food, Staple

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 37

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Scientific name: Triticum aestivum L.
USDA symbol: TRAE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Wheat
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Grains trampled, winnowed, softened with water, pounded, dried and ground into flour.

RECRD: 43572 id: 40824

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