Fabaceae Dalea candida var. oligophylla (Torr.) Shinners

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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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: Santa Clara
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Plant chewed by women and children as a delicacy.

RECRD: 41940 id: 11999

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