Scrophulariaceae Epixiphium wislizeni (Engelm. ex Gray) Munz

Balloonbush

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45

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Scientific name: Epixiphium wislizeni (Engelm. ex Gray) Munz
USDA symbol: EPWI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balloonbush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Pods eaten fresh or boiled.

RECRD: 40165 id: 13281

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