| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Cheyenne Food, Pie & Pudding Dried plant slices boiled, a sweetener added and eaten as a sweet pudding. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 29 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Roots eaten fresh. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Roots formerly eaten raw or cooked as one of the most important foods. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 29 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 45 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Dakota Food, Dried Food Peeled roots braided and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Dakota Food, Dried Food Roots dried for winter use. The roots were peeled and braided into festoons by their tapering roots or were split into halves or quarters and after drying were stored in any convenient container. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Dakota Food, Unspecified Peeled roots eaten fresh and uncooked or cooked. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Dakota Food, Unspecified Roots eaten fresh. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Lakota Food, Dried Food Roots peeled, dried and used as a winter food. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 41 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Lakota Food, Soup Roots cooked in soups and stews. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 41 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Lakota Food, Unspecified Roots peeled and eaten raw. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 41 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Bread & Cake Roots dried, mashed and used to make cakes or breads. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 61 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Cooking Agent Roots dried, mashed and used to thicken soups. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 61 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Dried Food Roots shredded, dried and stored for future use. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 61 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Porridge Roots dried, mashed and used to make mush and gruel. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 61 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Inner root core eaten raw, roasted or boiled. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 61 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Vegetable Roots, similar to yams, roasted in ashes. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 20 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Montana Indian Food, Winter Use Food Peeled, sliced roots dried for winter use. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 20 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Omaha Food, Dried Food Peeled roots braided and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Omaha Food, Dried Food Thickened root eaten dried. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Omaha Food, Soup Thickened root cooked with soup. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Omaha Food, Unspecified Peeled roots eaten fresh and uncooked or cooked. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Omaha Food, Unspecified Thickened root eaten fresh and raw. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Pawnee Food, Dried Food Peeled roots braided and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Pawnee Food, Unspecified Peeled roots eaten fresh and uncooked or cooked. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Ponca Food, Dried Food Peeled roots braided and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Ponca Food, Unspecified Peeled roots eaten fresh and uncooked or cooked. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Sioux Food, Soup Boiled or roasted roots eaten or dried and ground into meal and used in soups. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 13 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Sioux Food, Winter Use Food Plant gathered and hung up for winter use. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 13 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Winnebago Food, Dried Food Peeled roots braided and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Breadroot Scurfpea USDA PEES |
Winnebago Food, Unspecified Peeled roots eaten fresh and uncooked or cooked. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92 |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum Scurfpea USDA PEHYH |
Cheyenne Food, Dried Food Roots dried and eaten as a winter food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30 |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum Scurfpea USDA PEHYH |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Root eaten fresh. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 178 |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum Scurfpea USDA PEHYH |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Roots eaten fresh. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30 |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum Scurfpea USDA PEHYH |
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum Scurfpea USDA PEHYH |
Cheyenne Food, Winter Use Food Root dried for winter use. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 178 |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum Scurfpea USDA PEHYH |
Comanche Food, Unspecified Raw roots used for food. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 523 |
| Peteria scoparia Gray Rush Peteria USDA PESC3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Cold infusion of root used by family to protect hogan and livestock. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 33 |
| Peteria scoparia Gray Rush Peteria USDA PESC3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used as a lotion for injury inflicted by porcupine. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 33 |
| Peteria scoparia Gray Rush Peteria USDA PESC3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Compound infusion of tops taken for influenza. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 33 |
| Peteria scoparia Gray Rush Peteria USDA PESC3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Smoke from dried tops inhaled by sheep for cough. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 33 |
| Peteria scoparia Gray Rush Peteria USDA PESC3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Compound infusion of tops taken for protection from witches. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 33 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Havasupai Food, Soup Beans parched, ground and added to hot water to make a soup. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 227 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Havasupai Food, Vegetable Beans cooked with fresh corn, cooked in hot ashes under a fire or boiled. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 227 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Havasupai Food, Winter Use Food Beans stored in granaries or in frame houses for later use. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 227 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Keresan Other, Ceremonial Items Beans made into a flour by the Koshairi and used for ritual purposes. Prayer meal ground from beans was exceedingly unusual; it was almost always made from corn. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Papago Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant bitten and held between teeth for toothache. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Papago Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant held between the teeth for toothaches. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius Gray Tepary Bean USDA PHACA2 |
Sia Food, Vegetable Cultivated beans used for food. White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 106 |
| Phaseolus acutifolius var. latifolius Freeman Tepary Bean USDA PHACL |
Cocopa Food, Staple Parched, ground, boiled beans and unparched maize made into a meal. Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 264 |