Onagraceae Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

Whitest Eveningprimrose

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Special Food

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: Special Food
Notes: Fruit chewed as a delicacy without preparation.

RECRD: 40161 id: 24257

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