Fabaceae Dalea candida var. candida
White Prairieclover
Santa Clara - Food, Special Food
Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 58
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Dalea candida var. candida
Scientific name: Dalea candida var. candida
USDA symbol: DACAC (
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Common names: White Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Santa Clara
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Plant chewed by women and children as a delicacy.
RECRD: 41939 id: 11983