| Larrea tridentata var. tridentata Creosotebush USDA LATRT |
Papago Other, Tools Short transverse sticks affixed to poles and used to dislodge saguaro fruits from the shafts. 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 20 |
| Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston Western Honey Mesquite USDA PRGLT |
Yavapai Food, Unspecified Parched, ground seeds dampened, sometimes mixed with ground saguaro seed, and used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256 |
| Prosopis velutina Woot. Velvet Mesquite USDA PRVE |
Papago Food, Preserves Gumlike secretions found on branches, dried, ground, mixed with saguaro syrup and eaten like jam. 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 28 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Papago Other, Fasteners Fiber used to tie saguaro needles together. 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 51 |