Fabaceae Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum

Scurfpea

Comanche - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 523

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Scientific name: Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum
USDA symbol: PEHYH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Comanche
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Raw roots used for food.

RECRD: 21169 id: 25759

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