Fabaceae Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners

White Prairieclover

Laguna - Food, Staple

Use documented by:
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

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Scientific name: Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners
USDA symbol: DACAO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Laguna
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Staple
Notes: Roots dried and ground into meal.

RECRD: 41158 id: 11993

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