Fabaceae Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

Algarrobo

Kiowa - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33

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Scientific name: Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz
USDA symbol: PRGLG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Algarrobo
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Pounded beans and pods used for food.

RECRD: 10845 id: 29932

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