| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Porridge Beans used to make mush. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Staple Beans parched, ground and eaten as pinole. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 74 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Staple Seeds ground into flour and eaten as a pinole. 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 44 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Substitution Food Inner bark used as a substitute for rennet. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 74 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Sweetener Seeds ground into flour and used to sweeten pinole. 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 44 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Unspecified Beans and pods pounded, ground and used for food. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 74 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Unspecified Catkins eaten raw. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 74 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Unspecified Catkins sucked for their sweet taste. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Food, Unspecified Sugary bean pods relished as food. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Other, Cooking Tools Green wood used to make ladles. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Other, Fuel Stumps used as fuel for pit baking. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 58 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Other, Paint Resin boiled and used as a pottery paint. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Other, Toys & Games Sticks used in gambling games. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima Other, Toys & Games Wood made into balls and used in racing games. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 93 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage Pods crushed in a wooden mortar, soaked in water and used to make vau (a drink). Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 4 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Bread & Cake Pods made into flour and used to make an uncooked cake or loaf. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 4 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food Catkins eaten as a snack food by all age groups. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food Sap eaten as a snack food by all age groups. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Staple Beans used to make flour. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Staple Fruit used as a staple food. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Food, Winter Use Food Pods stored in great quantities in large arrowweed baskets or bins. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 4 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Other, Cash Crop Wood cut and sold. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 9 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Pima, Gila River Other, Season Indicator Leaves used as a sign that planted crops would be safe from freezing weather. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 6 |