Pinaceae Pinus edulis Engelm.

Twoneedle Pinyon

Apache, Mescalero - Food, Special Food

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 35

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Scientific name: Pinus edulis Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIED (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Twoneedle Pinyon
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Nuts used as an essential food during girls' puberty ceremonies.

RECRD: 45689 id: 27533

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