Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa

Honey Mesquite

Apache, Western - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 176

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Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
USDA symbol: PRGLG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Honey Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Dried beans pounded into flour and eaten as candy.

RECRD: 40744 id: 29967

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