Dalea lasiathera

Dalea lasiathera (common name purple prairieclover), is a plant from the Southwestern United States.

Dalea lasiathera
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Dalea lasiathera

Uses

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]

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References

  1. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 69)


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