Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium murale L.
Nettleleaf Goosefoot
Papago - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14
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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Stalks eaten as greens in the summer.
RECRD: 43453 id: 9532