Exhibit Item 74
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Wild chili, Chiltepin
Illustrator: © Wendy C. Hodgson
Pen and Ink
Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert, 2001
These peppers have long been used by native people as a food preservative and medicine. The Pima Bajo people used chiltepins to relieve acid indigestion and Mayo Indians to relieve the pain of rheumatism.
Exhibit Item 75
Phaseolus acutifolius var. latifolius
Tepary bean, Tépari
Illustrator: © Wendy C. Hodgson
Pen and Ink
Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert, 2001
This was an important food plant that was also cultivated and traded by native peoples. Easily propagated, the seeds can now be purchased through Native Seeds/Search in Tucson.
