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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Scientific name: Solanum jamesii Torr.
USDA symbol: SOJA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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