Fabaceae Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook.

Woollypod Milkvetch

Thompson - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 516

View all documented uses for Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook.

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Scientific name: Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: ASPUP7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woollypod Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as a common forage plant.

RECRD: 41841 id: 6542

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