Fabaceae Senna occidentalis (L.) Link

Septicweed

Kiowa - Food, Beverage

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 31

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Scientific name: Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
USDA symbol: SEOC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Septicweed
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Ground seeds boiled to make a coffee-like beverage.

RECRD: 0 id: 37725

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