Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium murale L.
Nettleleaf 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 murale L.
Scientific name: Chenopodium murale L.
USDA symbol: CHMU2 (
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Common names: Nettleleaf 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: 11335 id: 9529