Barona Cultural Center & Museum

Bladderpod - Collected on the Barona Indian Reservation, San Diego County

 

• Family: Cleomaceae

• Genus/Species: Peritoma arborea

• 'Iipay Aa Name: 'epshash

• Common English Name: Bladderpod

• Traditional Uses: flowers can be cooked and eaten (must be boiled and rinsed to remove bitterness)

• Collector: Kathleen Aguilar

• Date Collected: March 27, 2017

• Mounted: April 28th and May 1st, 2017