Fabaceae Lotus procumbens (Greene) Greene

Silky Deerweed

Kawaiisu - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 38

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Scientific name: Lotus procumbens (Greene) Greene
USDA symbol: LOPRP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silky Deerweed
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Plant added to the dry pine needles spread as a layer in the pit roasting of the yucca.

RECRD: 4269 id: 21267

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