Fabaceae Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners
White Prairieclover
Kiowa - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33
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Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners
Scientific name: Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners
USDA symbol: DACAO (
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Common names: White Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Peeled stems used for food.
RECRD: 10841 id: 11991