Prairie Snowballs
The native range of prairie snowballs extends from Northern Arizona to western Texas and Oklahoma north through the Rocky Mountain and western plains regions of the United States and south to Chihuahua, Mexico.
It occurs in prairies, plains, and savannas where it can be found growing in loose, dry, sandy soils.
The Ute use as a roots and flowers for stomach and bowel troubles, whereas the Zuni use the fresh flowers alone for stomach aches.
The Acoma and the Laguna mix the ground roots with cornmeal and eat the mixture as food.