Capparaceae Cleome serrulata Pursh

Rocky Mountain Beeplant

Navajo - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223

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Scientific name: Cleome serrulata Pursh
USDA symbol: CLSE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Family: Capparaceae
Family (APG): Cleomaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young shoots boiled, rolled into small balls and eaten fresh with or without mutton.

RECRD: 2312 id: 10326

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