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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