Fabaceae Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.

Breadroot Scurfpea

Lakota - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 41

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Scientific name: Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PEES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Breadroot Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Roots peeled, dried and used as a winter food.

RECRD: 46114 id: 25731

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