Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans (M.E. Jones) M.E. Jones

Speckledpod Milkvetch

Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 27

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

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Scientific name: Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans (M.E. Jones) M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: ASLEP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Speckledpod Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant used as a charm in some prayers.

RECRD: 82851 id: 6513

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