Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

Silverleaf Nightshade

Spanish American - Food, Substitution Food

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 51

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Scientific name: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
USDA symbol: SOEL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silverleaf Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Spanish American
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Substitution Food
Notes: Fruits used as a substitute for rennet in curdling milk.

RECRD: 41314 id: 38278

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