Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.
Lambsquarters
Lakota - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 43
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Chenopodium album L.
Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.
USDA symbol: CHALA (
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Common names: Lambsquarters
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Used as cooked greens.
RECRD: 4859 id: 9397