Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston
Western Honey Mesquite
Pima - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Hrdlicka, Ales, 1908, Physiological and Medical Observations Among the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, SI-BAE Bulletin #34:1-427, page 261
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Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston
Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston
USDA symbol: PRGLT (
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Common names: Western Honey Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Beans sun dried, pounded into meal, mixed with cold water and used as a drink.
RECRD: 46767 id: 30042