Showing Food Greenthread tea
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Name | Greenthread tea | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Thelesperma | ||||||||||
Description | Thelesperma is a genus of flowering plants within the sunflower family used by a number of the southwestern Native American tribes as a tea, as such it is sometimes called "Navajo Tea," "Hopi Tea," etc. Greenthread is a common name for plants in this genus. Thelesperma species are native to western North America, South America, and Mexico. [Wikipedia] | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00820 | ||||||||||
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Group | Teas | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Herbal teas | ||||||||||
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Lineage | Superkingdom: Eukaryota Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Streptophyta Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Coreopsideae Genus: Thelesperma | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | 38517 | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Thelesperma | ||||||||||
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Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. |