Solanaceae Solanum fendleri Gray ex Torr.
Fendler's Horsenettle
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 42
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Solanum fendleri Gray ex Torr.
Scientific name: Solanum fendleri Gray ex Torr.
USDA symbol: SOFEF (
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Common names: Fendler's Horsenettle
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Plant dried, stored, ground into flour and used to make bread.
RECRD: 40118 id: 38283