Fabaceae Olneya tesota Gray
Desert Ironwood
Papago - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 60
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Olneya tesota Gray
Scientific name: Olneya tesota Gray
USDA symbol: OLTE (
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Common names: Desert Ironwood
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Ground, leached seeds used for food.
RECRD: 1732 id: 24359