Fabaceae Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

Indian Rushpea

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 42

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Scientific name: Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
USDA symbol: HOGL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Indian Rushpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots eaten either raw or cooked.

RECRD: 40119 id: 17288

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