Scrophulariaceae Mimulus glabratus var. jamesii (Torr. & Gray ex Benth.) Gray

James' Monkeyflower

Isleta - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 34

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Scientific name: Mimulus glabratus var. jamesii (Torr. & Gray ex Benth.) Gray
USDA symbol: MIGLJ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: James' Monkeyflower
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Tender shoots slit and eaten as a salad.

RECRD: 41170 id: 22996