Fabaceae Dalea purpurea var. purpurea

Violet Prairieclover

Lakota - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 47

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Scientific name: Dalea purpurea var. purpurea
USDA symbol: DAPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Violet Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Roots chewed as a gum.

RECRD: 4884 id: 12023

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