Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones
Speckledpod Milkvetch
Zuni - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65
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Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones
Scientific name: Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Gray) M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: ASLED (
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Common names: Speckledpod Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Pods eaten fresh, boiled and salted.
RECRD: 32847 id: 6512