Fabaceae Prosopis pubescens Benth.

Screwbean Mesquite

Paiute - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 27

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Scientific name: Prosopis pubescens Benth.
USDA symbol: PRPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Screwbean Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Pounded beans used for food.

RECRD: 20964 id: 30075

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