Fabaceae Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.
Yellow Paloverde
Papago - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 25
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Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.
Scientific name: Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.
USDA symbol: PAMI5 (
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Common names: Yellow Paloverde
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Beans flailed, winnowed, parched and used for food.
RECRD: 43527 id: 25499