Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa

Honey Mesquite

Seri - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 134

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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: Seri
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Outer root tissues pounded, split, worked between the hand and the mouth and twisted into cords.

RECRD: 4961 id: 29996

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