Poaceae Zea mays L.

Corn

Havasupai - Food, Bread & Cake

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66

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Scientific name: Zea mays L.
USDA symbol: ZEMAM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Corn
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds ground, kneaded into a thick paste, rolled into little balls, boiled and eaten as marbles.

RECRD: 7443 id: 44386

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