Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats.
Fremont's Goosefoot
Cahuilla - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52
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Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats.
Scientific name: Chenopodium fremontii S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CHFRF (
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Common names: Fremont's Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Boiled shoots and leaves eaten as greens.
RECRD: 11334 id: 9488