Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
Honey Mesquite
Laguna - Food, Unspecified
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 43
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Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
USDA symbol: PRGLG (
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Common names: Honey Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Laguna
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Beans eaten raw or cooked as string beans.
RECRD: 41239 id: 29962