Phaseolus acutifolius ( Tohono O’odham Brown Tepary Bean )
experience as “ W’pegi bawi ” , from Meneger ’s Dam near the Mexican edge . An yearly bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians , and is particularly adapted to small desert status . In the past it was a very of import part of the local diet , and is very alimental . Tolerant of low desert heat , drouth and alkaline soil ....