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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category ▼ | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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1142 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young plants used as horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
1143 | Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth 46 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds finely ground and cooked into a mush with milk or water. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
1155 | Achnatherum robustum (Vasey) Barkworth 47 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 17 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 17 |
2091 | Allium cepa L. 140 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Food 1 | Species used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 | |
2147 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Bulbs, never the tops, dried for the winter. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 |
2148 | Allium cernuum Roth 141 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Food 1 | Bulbs, never the tops, eaten raw, with fried or boiled meat. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 | |
2185 | Allium drummondii Regel 145 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Food 1 | Bulbs boiled with meat. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 | |
2701 | Amaranthus albus L. 184 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Threshed seeds ground into flour. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
2744 | Amaranthus cruentus L. 188 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Threshed seeds ground into flour. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
2824 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26 |
2825 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26 |
2826 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Leaves used as spring greens, boiled with meat, boiled alone or boiled and fried with meat or fat. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26 |
2827 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Seeds stored for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26 |
3174 | Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis 217 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 30 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries eaten raw or sometimes cooked. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 30 |
4866 | Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey 371 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Recognized as poor sheep or horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15 |
4867 | Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey 371 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for horse feed, if better forage was not available. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15 |
6527 | Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Barneby 487 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Plant and roots eaten by sheep. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 32 |
6645 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
6646 | Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. 503 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Spice 86 | Leaves placed on coals in pit for roasting corn, to impart a salty taste. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
6716 | Atriplex rosea L. 513 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and horse feed and harvested for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
6717 | Atriplex rosea L. 513 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Seeds of dried plants threshed on a blanket, winnowed, ground & made into a mush or used like maize. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
6769 | Avena sativa L. 529 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Fed to horses without being thrashed and in a bad winter fed to sheep and goats. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15 |
7031 | Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern. 563 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used as sheep and horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15 |
7446 | Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths 608 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Important forage grass. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15 |
7453 | Bouteloua simplex Lag. 610 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Important forage grass for a short season. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
7577 | Bromus anomalus Rupr. ex Fourn. 633 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
7596 | Bromus tectorum L. 641 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
7709 | Calochortus aureus S. Wats. 669 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Food 1 | Bulbs used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 | |
7726 | Calochortus gunnisonii S. Wats. 673 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 20 | Food 1 | Bulbs eaten raw or gathered in the fall and boiled. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20 | |
7991 | Capsicum annuum var. annuum 725 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Food 1 | Spice 86 | Pepper used extensively as a condiment in soups and stews. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
8073 | Carex microptera Mackenzie 744 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 19 | Food 1 | Forage 5 | Plant browsed by sheep. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 19 |
8647 | Ceanothus fendleri Gray 809 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 36 | Food 1 | Inner bark strips eaten in summer. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 36 | |
9057 | Chamaebatiaria millefolium (Torr.) Maxim. 856 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 30 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used as sheep, goat and deer feed and not eaten by cattle. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 30 |
9413 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
9414 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
9415 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 24 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Seeds stored for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
9513 | Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller 902 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
9514 | Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller 902 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Seeds winnowed, ground with maize, made into bread and used as a ceremonial food in Nightway. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
9515 | Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller 902 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Seeds stored for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
9522 | Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. 903 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Seeds used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 | |
9567 | Chenopodium watsonii A. Nels. 911 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Seeds used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 | |
10083 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Watermelon cultivated and used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 | |
10084 | Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 979 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Watermelon sliced into strips, dried and stored for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 |
10333 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Young plants boiled twice and dried in small balls for later use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
10334 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young plants used for sheep and horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
10335 | Cleome serrulata Pursh 1026 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Food 1 | Young plants boiled twice and meat added or plants removed and fried. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 | |
11166 | Corydalis aurea Willd. 1107 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
11177 | Corydalis curvisiliqua ssp. occidentalis (Engelm. ex Gray) W.A. Weber 1108 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
11531 | Cryptantha cinerea var. jamesii Cronq. 1148 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 40 |
11538 | Cryptantha fendleri (Gray) Greene 1150 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 40 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed, a nuisance because the ripe fruits stick in the wool. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 40 |
11565 | Cucumis melo L. 1157 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Muskmelon cultivated and used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 | |
11649 | Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 1162 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Spice 86 | Blossoms used as seasoning for soup. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 |
11650 | Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 1162 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Squash cultivated and used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 | |
11651 | Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 1162 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 46 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Squash peeled, cut into strips, sun dried and stored in cellars or ground holes for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 46 |
11727 | Cucurbita pepo L. 1164 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Food 1 | Spice 86 | Blossoms used as seasoning for soup. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 47 |
11728 | Cucurbita pepo L. 1164 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Food 1 | Pumpkin cultivated and used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 47 | |
11729 | Cucurbita pepo L. 1164 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Pumpkin peeled, cut into strips, sun dried and stored in cellars or ground holes for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 47 |
11825 | Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. 1182 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Dried, ground root cooked with milk. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38 |
11826 | Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. 1182 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Food 1 | Root eaten raw or roasted in ashes. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38 | |
11827 | Cymopterus bulbosus A. Nels. 1182 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 38 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Root dried for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38 |
12355 | Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. 1271 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Ground seeds used to make cakes. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
12356 | Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. 1271 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used as sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
12393 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Ground seeds used to make cakes. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
12394 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used as sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 28 |
12881 | Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. 1356 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruit used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37 |
12928 | Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera (Wieg.) Gould 1367 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
13039 | Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey 1384 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 17 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young plants used for sheep and horse feed, mature plants made animals' mouths sore. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 17 |
13059 | Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus 1392 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 15 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for horse feed and sometimes harvested for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 15 |
13947 | Eriogonum alatum Torr. 1494 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 23 | Food 1 | Porridge 44 | Ground seeds made into a mush with milk. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 23 |
13948 | Eriogonum alatum Torr. 1494 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 23 | Food 1 | Root chew by children. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 23 | |
14223 | Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait. 1547 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 34 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 34 |
14946 | Fragaria vesca ssp. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt 1639 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 31 | Food 1 | Very small fruit, hard to find, used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 | |
16608 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for livestock feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 51 |
16609 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 51 | Food 1 | Roasted, ground seeds made into cakes. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 51 | |
16712 | Heliomeris longifolia var. annua (M.E. Jones) Yates 1836 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and goat feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 54 |
16714 | Heliomeris longifolia var. longifolia 1837 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 54 |
16717 | Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora 1839 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 54 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and deer feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 54 |
17020 | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa 1864 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 49 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 49 |
18575 | Juniperus deppeana Steud. 2056 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 12 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruit eaten raw or boiled and ground. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 12 |
18576 | Juniperus deppeana Steud. 2056 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 12 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Fruit stored for winter use. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 12 |
18706 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11 | Food 1 | Berry-like cones eaten roasted or boiled. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 11 | |
18707 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 11 | Food 1 | Pinyon nuts used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 11 | |
19476 | Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis 2096 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
19930 | Lepidium montanum Nutt. 2137 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 29 |
21458 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Berries dried and boiled with clay, sugar or wild potatoes. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
21459 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries eaten raw or boiled with clay. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
21470 | Lycium torreyi Gray 2318 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Berries dried and boiled with clay, sugar or wild potatoes. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
21471 | Lycium torreyi Gray 2318 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 42 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries eaten raw or boiled with clay. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 42 |
21573 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 52 | Food 1 | Candy 85 | Roots left in the sun until gum came out and hardened and used for chewing gum. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 52 |
21727 | Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners 2348 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 47 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Dried seeds used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 47 |
22365 | Mammillaria wrightii Engelm. 2407 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Food 1 | Stems and ripe fruits used for food. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37 | |
22438 | Marrubium vulgare L. 2417 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 41 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed, made the meat bitter. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 41 |
22538 | Medicago sativa L. 2428 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 32 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Plant cultivated, harvested, dried, stacked or stored in hogans and fed to livestock in winter. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 32 |
22919 | Mentzelia multiflora var. multiflora 2455 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Seeds parched with hot coals in an old basket, ground lightly with a special rock. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37 |
23052 | Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray 2488 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Used to make tea. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26 |
23080 | Mirabilis oxybaphoides (Gray) Gray 2491 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 26 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Used to make tea. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26 |
23412 | Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene 2519 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 25 |
23515 | Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. 2538 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep, horse and cow feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
23517 | Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. 2539 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 16 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Used for sheep and horse feed. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
24715 | Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza 2664 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 37 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Fruit dried and boiled. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );