Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
Honey Mesquite
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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Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa
USDA symbol: PRGLG (
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Common names: Honey Mesquite
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: 10852 id: 29982