Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston

Western Honey Mesquite

Yuma - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 181

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Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston
USDA symbol: PRGLT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Honey Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Yuma
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Pods crushed and steeped in water to make a beverage.

RECRD: 40307 id: 30045

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