Solanaceae Lycium pallidum Miers
Pale Wolfberry
Navajo - Food, Soup
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
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Lycium pallidum Miers
Scientific name: Lycium pallidum Miers
USDA symbol: LYPAP (
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Common names: Pale Wolfberry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Fruits boiled, dried, stored for winter use and made into a soup.
RECRD: 3009 id: 21448