Fabaceae Phaseolus lunatus L.

Sieva Bean

Havasupai - Food, Soup

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 227

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Scientific name: Phaseolus lunatus L.
USDA symbol: PHLU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sieva Bean
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Beans parched, ground and added to hot water to make a soup.

RECRD: 7288 id: 26312

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