Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Mealy Goosefoot
Hopi - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73
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Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
Scientific name: Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller
USDA symbol: CHINI (
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Common names: Mealy Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
RECRD: 41444 id: 9511