Fabaceae Prosopis velutina Woot.
Velvet Mesquite
Cocopa - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 267
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Prosopis velutina Woot.
Scientific name: Prosopis velutina Woot.
USDA symbol: PRVE (
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Common names: Velvet Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cocopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Pods stored for later use.
RECRD: 20704 id: 30097