Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones

Speckledpod Milkvetch

Acoma - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 17

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Scientific name: Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: ASLED (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Speckledpod Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Acoma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Fleshy roots eaten fresh.

RECRD: 40945 id: 6507

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