Fabaceae Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners

White Prairieclover

Keres, Western - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58

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Scientific name: Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners
USDA symbol: DACAO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Roots eaten for the sweetness.

RECRD: 30342 id: 11989