Fabaceae Sophora nuttalliana B.L. Turner

Silky Sophora

Keres, Western - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71

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Scientific name: Sophora nuttalliana B.L. Turner
USDA symbol: SONU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silky Sophora
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Roots chewed for the sweet taste.

RECRD: 30490 id: 38521

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