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

Speckledpod Milkvetch

Zuni - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65

View all documented uses for Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones

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: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Pods eaten fresh, boiled and salted.

RECRD: 32847 id: 6512