| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Plant used for stomachache. 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Compound decoction used for 'snake infection.' 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Disinfectant Decoction of plant used for 'snake infection.' 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge Plant used as a 'life medicine,' especially for fever. 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for stomachache. 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Plant used as 'life medicine,' especially for fever. 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Compound decoction used for 'snake infection' in sheep. 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 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Pawnee Drug, Panacea Infusion of root taken as a prophylactic to keep away disease. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
San Ildefonso Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Santa Clara Food, Special Food Plant chewed by women and children as a delicacy. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Acoma Food, Staple Roots dried and ground into meal. 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 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Hopi Drug, Emetic Plant recognized as a strong emetic. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 80 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Keres, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of roots used as a hair wash to keep it from falling. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Keres, Western Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plant used for light brooms. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Keres, Western Food, Staple Dried roots ground into flour. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Keres, Western Food, Sweetener Roots eaten for the sweetness. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Keresan Food, Unspecified Roots chewed in the spring before the leaves come out. 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 560 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Kiowa Food, Unspecified Peeled stems used for food. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Kiowa Food, Unspecified Peeled stems used for food. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Laguna Food, Staple Roots dried and ground into meal. 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 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant applied to arrow wounds. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Panacea Plant used as a life medicine. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant used for sheep with constipation. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
San Felipe Food, Staple Roots dried and ground into meal. 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 33 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
San Ildefonso Food, Unspecified Roots eaten raw. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58 |
| Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners White Prairieclover USDA DACAO |
Santa Clara Food, Special Food Plant chewed by women and children as a delicacy. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58 |
| Dalea compacta Spreng. Compact Prairieclover USDA DACOC |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root applied to sores and rashes. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376 |
| Dalea compacta Spreng. Compact Prairieclover USDA DACOC |
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for stomachache. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376 |
| Dalea enneandra Nutt. Nineanther Prairieclover USDA DAEN |
Dakota Drug, Poison Root considered poisonous. 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 366 |
| Dalea enneandra Nutt. Nineanther Prairieclover USDA DAEN |
Kiowa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Erect, slender stems made into small arrows, with a thorn in the end, used to kill small animals. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32 |
| Dalea enneandra Nutt. Nineanther Prairieclover USDA DAEN |
Kiowa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Erect, slender stems made into small arrows, with a thorn in the end, used to kill small animals. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
| Dalea enneandra Nutt. Nineanther Prairieclover USDA DAEN |
Kiowa Other, Toys & Games Erect, slender stems made into small arrows, with a thorn in the end, used for games. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 32 |
| Dalea enneandra Nutt. Nineanther Prairieclover USDA DAEN |
Kiowa Other, Toys & Games Erect, slender stems made into small arrows, with a thorn in the end, used for games. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 33 |
| Dalea flavescens (S. Wats.) Welsh Canyonlands Prairieclover USDA DAFL |
Navajo, Kayenta Other, Protection Infusion of plant taken when lightning strikes near a hogan. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
| Dalea formosa Torr. Featherplume USDA DAFO |
Jemez Drug, Cathartic Decoction of leaves taken as a cathartic. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
| Dalea formosa Torr. Featherplume USDA DAFO |
Keres, Western Drug, Emetic Infusion of leaves used as an emetic before breakfast. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
| Dalea formosa Torr. Featherplume USDA DAFO |
Keres, Western Drug, Strengthener Infusion of leaves used by runners to increase endurance and long wind. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
| Dalea formosa Torr. Featherplume USDA DAFO |
Keres, Western Other, Fuel Plant used for firewood. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
| Dalea lanata Spreng. Woolly Prairieclover USDA DALAL |
Hopi Food, Candy Scraped roots eaten as a sweet. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
| Dalea lanata Spreng. Woolly Prairieclover USDA DALAL |
Hopi Food, Sweetener Root eaten and regarded as sugar. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 163 |
| Dalea lanata var. lanata Woolly Prairieclover USDA DALAL |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant applied to centipede bites. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
| Dalea lasiathera Gray Purple Prairieclover USDA DALA4 |
Zuni Food, Candy Root chewed, especially by children, and greatly enjoyed. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 69 |
| Dalea lasiathera Gray Purple Prairieclover USDA DALA4 |
Zuni Food, Spice Flowers crushed by hand and sprinkled into meat stew as a flavoring after cooking. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 69 |
| Dalea nana var. nana Dwarf Prairieclover USDA DANAN |
Keres, Western Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used as a tonic for weak children. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
| Dalea nana var. nana Dwarf Prairieclover USDA DANAN |
Keres, Western Drug, Strengthener Infusion of plant used as a tonic for weak children. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 57 |
| Dalea purpurea Vent. Purple Prairieclover USDA DAPUP |
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of steeped, bruised leaves applied to fresh wounds. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 17 |
| Dalea purpurea Vent. Purple Prairieclover USDA DAPUP |
Navajo Food, Beverage Leaves used to make tea. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
| Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Violet Prairieclover USDA DAPUP |
Chippewa Drug, Heart Medicine Decoction of leaves and blossoms taken for heart trouble. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
| Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Violet Prairieclover USDA DAPUP |
Comanche Food, Candy Roots chewed for sweet flavor. 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 |
| Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Violet Prairieclover USDA DAPUP |
Lakota Food, Candy Roots chewed as a gum. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 47 |