| Year Introduced: | 1815 |
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| History: | Collected by Lewis & Clark at Fort Mandan in 1805. By 1810, Thomas Jefferson had grown it. Commercially introduced in McMahon's 1815 catalog. Oscar Will's Seed listed it in the 1880s as "Yellow Indian" but later renamed it to 'Arikara Yellow'. |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Landrace |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Ark of Taste Variety |
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