Solanaceae Lycium fremontii Gray
Fremont's Desertthorn
Papago - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
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 19
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Lycium fremontii Gray
Scientific name: Lycium fremontii Gray
USDA symbol: LYFR (
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Common names: Fremont's Desertthorn
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Berries dried and eaten like raisins.
RECRD: 43479 id: 21414