Pedaliaceae Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting

Ram's Horn

Papago - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 24

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Scientific name: Proboscidea louisianica ssp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting
USDA symbol: PRLOF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ram's Horn
Family: Pedaliaceae
Family (APG): Martyniaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Seeds basket winnowed, parched, sun dried, cooked, stored and used for food.

RECRD: 43522 id: 29898

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