Poaceae Zea mays L.

Corn

Navajo - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27

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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Corn and meat boiled all night into hominy.

RECRD: 2674 id: 44464

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