Solanaceae Solanum jamesii Torr.

Wild Potato

Hopi - Food, Cooking Agent

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 166

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Scientific name: Solanum jamesii Torr.
USDA symbol: SOJA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Potato
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Small potatoes used to make yeast.

RECRD: 10717 id: 38292

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