Fabaceae Olneya tesota Gray

Desert Ironwood

Pima - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93

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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: Staple
Notes: Beans formerly pit roasted, ground, mixed with water and eaten as pinole.

RECRD: 44899 id: 24366

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