Dalea lasiathera A.Gray is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Dalea lasiathera A.Gray
Dalea lasiathera, purple prairie clover, is a Southwestern US plant with traditional culinary uses among the Zuni people.
Dalea lasiathera, commonly called purple prairie clover, is a plant species native to the Southwestern United States. Among the Zuni people, this plant has two documented traditional uses. The root is chewed as a candy, and this practice is especially common among children. After cooking is complete, hand-crushed flowers of Dalea lasiathera are sprinkled into meat stew as a flavoring.
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Astragalus alpinus L.
Acacia rostellifera Benth.
Astragalus falcatus Lam.
Gleditsia aquatica Marshall
Kennedia coccinea (Curtis) Vent.
Dillwynia sericea A.Cunn.
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