Onagraceae Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
Whitest Eveningprimrose
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45
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Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
Scientific name: Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
USDA symbol: OEAL (
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Common names: Whitest Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Seeds boiled in soups.
RECRD: 40163 id: 24256