Fabaceae Prosopis pubescens Benth.
Screwbean Mesquite
Cahuilla - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 118
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Prosopis pubescens Benth.
Scientific name: Prosopis pubescens Benth.
USDA symbol: PRPU (
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Common names: Screwbean Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Pods crushed into a pulpy juice and used to make a beverage.
RECRD: 11666 id: 30059