Onagraceae Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

Whitest Eveningprimrose

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Sauce & Relish

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45

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Scientific name: Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
USDA symbol: OEAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whitest Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sauce & Relish
Notes: Seeds ground and made into a gravy.

RECRD: 40162 id: 24255

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