Fabaceae Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins
California Redbud
Navajo, Kayenta - Food, Unspecified
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 28
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Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins
Scientific name: Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins
USDA symbol: CECAT (
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Common names: California Redbud
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Pods roasted in ashes and seeds eaten.
RECRD: 42005 id: 8882