Solanaceae Solanum jamesii Torr.
Wild Potato
Navajo - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75
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Solanum jamesii Torr.
Scientific name: Solanum jamesii Torr.
USDA symbol: SOJA (
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Common names: Wild Potato
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Tubers eaten raw, boiled or baked.
RECRD: 3016 id: 38299