Capparaceae Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma (Torr. & Gray) Iltis

Sandyseed Clammyweed

Pueblo - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 25

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Scientific name: Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma (Torr. & Gray) Iltis
USDA symbol: PODOT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandyseed Clammyweed
Family: Capparaceae
Family (APG): Cleomaceae
Native American Tribe: Pueblo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Young plants boiled, pressed, rolled into balls, dried and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 41089 id: 28721

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