Fabaceae Olneya tesota Gray

Desert Ironwood

Pima - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 263

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Scientific name: Olneya tesota Gray
USDA symbol: OLTE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Ironwood
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Seeds formerly dried, roasted, ground coarsely and used for food.

RECRD: 46789 id: 24365

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