Fabaceae Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus

Prairie Trefoil

Kawaiisu - Food, Spice

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 39

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Scientific name: Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus
USDA symbol: LOUNU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Trefoil
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Spice
Notes: Plant used as a mat for the juniper cake which improves the taste of the cake.

RECRD: 4270 id: 21276

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