Fabaceae Prosopis velutina Woot.
Velvet Mesquite
Papago - Food, Candy
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 28
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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: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Gumlike secretions found on branches and chewed.
RECRD: 43544 id: 30106