Dalea lasiathera

Dalea lasiathera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Dalea
Species:	D. lasiathera
Binomial name
	Dalea lasiathera; A. Gray

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

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]

References[]

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

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

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