Fabaceae Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus

Groundplum Milkvetch

Montana Indian - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7

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Scientific name: Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus
USDA symbol: ASCRC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Groundplum Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fleshy, plum-like pods eaten raw, boiled and used for pickles.

RECRD: 10030 id: 6493

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