Fabaceae Lathyrus palustris L.

Slenderstem Peavine

Meskwaki - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273

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Scientific name: Lathyrus palustris L.
USDA symbol: LAPA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slenderstem Peavine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Root used as a lure to trap beaver and other game.

RECRD: 1326 id: 19718

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