Fabaceae Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Groundplum Milkvetch
Dakota - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365
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Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Scientific name: Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
USDA symbol: ASCRC3 (
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Common names: Groundplum Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant sometimes eaten raw and fresh.
RECRD: 31065 id: 6490