Asteraceae Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav¢n) Pers.

Mule's Fat

Yuma - Food, Starvation Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 201

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Scientific name: Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav¢n) Pers.
USDA symbol: BASA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mule's Fat
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Yuma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Starvation Food
Notes: Young shoots roasted and eaten as a famine food.

RECRD: 40895 id: 6800

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