Fabaceae Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Sea Peavine

Makah - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 281

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Scientific name: Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi
USDA symbol: LAJAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sea Peavine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Immature seeds eaten as peas.

RECRD: 6262 id: 19705

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