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Virtual Exhibit - Heritage Project
Title: Bladderpod
Family: Cleomaceae
Genus/Species: Peritoma arborea
Traditional Uses:
Dried pods can be ground into a food seasoning; flowers can be cooked and eaten (must be boiled and rinsed to remove bitterness .
Collected on the Barona Indian Reservation, San Diego County, April 14, 2016
Collector: Yessenia Gonzalez—Bilbrey
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