Fabaceae Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.

Slimflower Scurfpea

Kiowa - Other, Cooking Tools

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 34

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Scientific name: Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PSTE5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slimflower Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Stout stem used as a fork to eat buffalo steak.

RECRD: 10853 id: 31371

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