Fouquieriaceae Fouquieria splendens Engelm.

Ocotillo

Cahuilla - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 74

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Scientific name: Fouquieria splendens Engelm.
USDA symbol: FOSP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ocotillo
Family: Fouquieriaceae
Family (APG): Fouquieriaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fresh blossoms used for food.

RECRD: 11460 id: 14818

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