Dalea lasiathera
Appearance
Dalea lasiathera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Dalea |
Species: | D. lasiathera
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Binomial name | |
Dalea lasiathera |
Dalea lasiathera, the purple prairie clover, is a plant from the Southwestern United States.
Uses
[edit]Among the Zuni people, the root of is chewed as candy, especially by children. Flowers are crushed by hand and sprinkled into meat stew as a flavoring after cooking.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 69)