Lennoaceae Pholisma sonorae (Torr. ex Gray) Yatskievych

Sandfood

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 17

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Scientific name: Pholisma sonorae (Torr. ex Gray) Yatskievych
USDA symbol: PHSO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandfood
Family: Lennoaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Surplus of roots sun dried on roofs and used for food.

RECRD: 43472 id: 26490

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