Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones

Speckledpod Milkvetch

Apache, White Mountain - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155

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Scientific name: Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: ASLED (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Speckledpod Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Pea fruit eaten raw and cooked.

RECRD: 60203 id: 6508

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