Fabaceae Lathyrus palustris L.

Slenderstem Peavine

Ojibwa - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 419

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Foliage was specially fed to a pony to make it grow fat.

RECRD: 166 id: 19720

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