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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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1697 | Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana var. neomexicana (Briq.) R.W. Sanders 86 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 10 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Used as one of the most important foods. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10 |
1726 | Agave americana L. 89 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 10 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Heads and young leaves roasted, sun dried and used immediately or stored. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10 |
1727 | Agave americana L. 89 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 10 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Used as one of the most important foods. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10 |
1799 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 10 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Heads and young leaves roasted, sun dried and used immediately or stored. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10 |
1800 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 10 | Food 1 | Dried Food 4 | Heads and young leaves roasted, sun dried and used immediately or stored. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10 |
1801 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 10 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Used as one of the most important foods. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 10 |
1802 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 13 | Food 1 | Roots baked and eaten. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 13 | |
2187 | Allium geyeri S. Wats. 147 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 15 | Food 1 | Bulbs used for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 15 | |
9371 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 16 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young plants cooked as greens. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 16 |
9516 | Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Wats. 903 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 16 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young plants cooked as greens. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 16 |
14924 | Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata (Heller) Staudt 1638 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 29 | Food 1 | Special Food 47 | Fruits eaten as a delicacy. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 29 |
15158 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Apache 10 | n66 139 | 49 | Drug 2 | Root used to make a medicine. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 | |
15159 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Apache 10 | n66 139 | 49 | Food 1 | Root used for food. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 | |
15160 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 29 | Food 1 | Roots used for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 29 | |
15161 | Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. 1654 | Apache 10 | n66 139 | 49 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Large stems used to make an elk call. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
17287 | Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert 1900 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 52 | Food 1 | Potatoes roasted and eaten much more commonly in the past than currently. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 52 | |
18570 | Juniperus deppeana Steud. 2056 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 32 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries boiled for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 32 |
21896 | Mahonia haematocarpa (Woot.) Fedde 2373 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 19 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries eaten fresh. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 19 |
24254 | Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 2613 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 17 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruits eaten for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 17 |
29935 | Prosopis glandulosa Torr. 3153 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 45 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Seeds ground into flour and used in pancakes. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 45 |
29936 | Prosopis glandulosa Torr. 3153 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 45 | Food 1 | Preserves 1 | Beans boiled, pounded or ground, hand kneaded and made into a jam. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 45 |
30975 | Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg. 3183 | Apache 10 | rhf16 61 | 47 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Berries ground and meal made into sweet, blackish cakes. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 47 |
33017 | Rhus microphylla Engelm. ex Gray 3349 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 49 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruits eaten for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 49 |
33077 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 48 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruits eaten fresh. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 48 |
33078 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 48 | Food 1 | Staple 75 | Fruits ground into meal. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 48 |
33539 | Ribes inerme Rydb. 3374 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 49 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Berries used for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 49 |
36857 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 50 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Fruits eaten fresh or cooked. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 50 |
41172 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 53 | Food 1 | Roots used for food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 53 | |
43751 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 51 | Drug 2 | Snake Bite Remedy 114 | Emulsion used in cases of snake or insect bites. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 51 |
43752 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split and used as string. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 40 |
43753 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 57 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded and placed in water to form suds used in bathing and shampooing. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 57 |
43780 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 35 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Leaves used for the main portion of the baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
43781 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 40 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Leaves split and used as string. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 40 |
43782 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 18 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Baked fruit pounded to a pulp, drained and juice drunk. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
43783 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 18 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Fruit roasted, pulp made into cakes and stored. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
43784 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 18 | Food 1 | Sauce & Relish 7 | Baked fruit pounded to a pulp, drained and juice poured over cakes. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
43785 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 56 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Young leaves cooked in soups or with meat. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 56 |
43786 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 56 | Food 1 | Flowers eaten as food only if obtained at the proper time. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 56 | |
43787 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 19 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Flowers eaten as a vegetable only if obtained before the summer rains. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 19 |
43788 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 51 | Other 3 | Containers 32 | Thick portion of stalk used as hearth when making fire. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 51 |
43789 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 35 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Roots used to produce a red pattern in baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
43790 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 57 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots pounded and placed in water to form suds used in bathing and shampooing. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 57 |
43791 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 51 | Other 3 | Tools 17 | Stalk used to make fire drills. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 51 |
44018 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 64 | Food 1 | Species used for food. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 64 | |
44019 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 19 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Flowers boiled and eaten as a vegetable. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 19 |
44062 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Apache 10 | c35 19 | 56 | Food 1 | Flowers eaten as food. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 56 | |
44063 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 19 | Food 1 | Stalks roasted, boiled or eaten raw. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 19 | |
44064 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Apache 10 | r29 45 | 148 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Roots used for soap. | Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 148 |
44265 | Yucca torreyi Shafer 4237 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 35 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Leaves used for the main portion of the baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
44266 | Yucca torreyi Shafer 4237 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 18 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Baked fruit pounded to a pulp, drained and juice drunk. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
44267 | Yucca torreyi Shafer 4237 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 18 | Food 1 | Bread & Cake 2 | Fruit roasted, pulp made into cakes and stored. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
44268 | Yucca torreyi Shafer 4237 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 18 | Food 1 | Sauce & Relish 7 | Baked fruit pounded to a pulp, drained and juice poured over cakes. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 18 |
44269 | Yucca torreyi Shafer 4237 | Apache 10 | bc41 58 | 35 | Other 3 | Designs 167 | Roots used to produce a red pattern in baskets. | Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 35 |
44663 | Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) M.C. Johnston 4258 | Apache 10 | c49 11 | 50 | Other 3 | Soap 106 | Root used for washing the hair. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 50 |
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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) );