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Paleoforaging - The Ethnobotany of Some Central Texas Plants w/ Cyrus Harp

Podcast: Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
Published: Oct 30, 2025
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Summary

Cyrus Harp is an ethnobotanist, ethnobiologist and author based out of Cetral Texas. In this episode we talk about a number of different plant species, chipping chert, using Agave & Yucca for fiber, Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata) as dye, Mescal Beans and the history of pre-European human settlement and botany in Texas.