Fabaceae Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. brachycalyx

Bonneville Peavine

Omaha - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 98

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Scientific name: Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. brachycalyx
USDA symbol: LABRB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bonneville Peavine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roasted pods eaten by children in sport, but not considered of any importance.

RECRD: 31469 id: 19695