Fabaceae Olneya tesota Gray
Desert Ironwood
Yuma - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187
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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: Yuma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Seeds parched, ground lightly, roasted and the meal made into thin loaves and baked.
RECRD: 40880 id: 24375