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Minnis, P. 1991. Famine foods of the Northern American Desert Borderlands in Historical Context. Journal of Ethnobiology 11(2):231257.

Cleome serrulata

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Dichelostemma pulchellum var. pauciflorum 

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Dicoria brandegei

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Ferocactus wislizensii

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Habenaria sparsiflora

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Juniperus monosperma

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Lycium pallidum

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Mentzelia multiflora

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Mentzelia pumila

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Opuntia clavata

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