Poaceae Zea mays L.

Corn

Pueblo - Food, Special Food

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 34

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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: Pueblo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Cornmeal used ceremonially.

RECRD: 43563 id: 44507

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