Fabaceae Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.

American Hogpeanut

Omaha - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 341

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Scientific name: Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern.
USDA symbol: AMBRB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Hogpeanut
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Roots gathered from the storehouses of field mice and stored in skin bags during the winter.

RECRD: 8628 id: 3221

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