Poaceae Zea mays L.

Corn

Pima - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 72

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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: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Boiled with ashes, dried, hulls washed off, dried, parched with coals and made into gruel.

RECRD: 43922 id: 44501

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