Fabaceae Olneya tesota Gray
Desert Ironwood
Yavapai - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1932, The Southeastern Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 29:177-252, page 211
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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: Yavapai
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Dried, mashed, parched seeds ground into a meal and used to make greasy cakes.
RECRD: 20503 id: 24373