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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory ▲ | notes | rawsource |
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12366 | Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling 1272 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Preservative 386 | Leaves stored with corn to prevent spoiling. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
31531 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 36 | Other 3 | Preservative 385 | Plant used to cover berry baskets to keep the berries fresh. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 36 |
40856 | Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. 4041 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Other 3 | Preservative 381 | Bark used as a source for tannic acid. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
24637 | Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii 2654 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 27 | Other 3 | Lubricant 376 | Pad juice used to lubricate oxcart wheels. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 27 |
29242 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Preservative 356 | Wood used to smoke fish. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
2653 | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill 176 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 188 | Other 3 | Preservative 340 | Bark burned to smoke fish. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 188 |
10917 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 81 | Other 3 | Preservative 338 | Bark used to tan articles like cedar bark bailers. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81 |
4188 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Cowichan 52 | tb71 23 | 82 | Other 3 | Preservative 329 | Bark boiled and used for tanning paddles and fishhooks. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 82 |
7256 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Preservative 328 | Wood had the property of protecting articles stored in it from decay. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
18668 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 48 | Other 3 | Preservative 322 | Twigs mixed with commercial dyes to prevent them from fading. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 48 |
28027 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 40 | Other 3 | Preservative 320 | Pitch used to protect pictures painted on rocks. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40 |
2556 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 243 | Other 3 | Preservative 303 | Wood used for smoking and drying fish. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 243 |
11114 | Cornus sericea ssp. sericea 1102 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 96 | Other 3 | Preservative 292 | Old branches used in smoking hides. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96 |
8673 | Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh 816 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 119 | Other 3 | Preservative 282 | Wood used to smoke deer meat. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119 |
40930 | Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. 4042 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 38 | Other 3 | Preservative 269 | Bark used as a source for tannic acid. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
2540 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 243 | Other 3 | Preservative 266 | Wood used for smoking and drying fish. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 243 |
38624 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 71 | Other 3 | Preservative 261 | Leaves used while drying wild leafed yucca, to prevent spoiling. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71 |
8515 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 110 | Other 3 | Malicious Magic 241 | Touching the plant would cause an unwanted storm. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 110 |
21073 | Lomatium triternatum (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2254 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 96 | Other 3 | Malicious Magic 241 | When broken, it brought the cold wind. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 96 |
38239 | Smilax tamnoides L. 3715 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 126 | Other 3 | Malicious Magic 241 | Vine boiled with pisabik stone powder and used as malicious magic. The mischief maker sprinkled the mixture upon the bed of a couple, thereby causing them to quarrel and separate. It was thought that the prickly character of the stem was transferred to the bed and irritated the couple causing them to become ill-disposed toward each other. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
4225 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 82 | Other 3 | Preservative 231 | Bark boiled and used for tanning paddles and fishhooks. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 82 |
20065 | Lewisia rediviva Pursh 2159 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 243 | Other 3 | Plant Indicator 224 | Presence of plant indicated the growth of another plant type. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 243 |
23431 | Monotropa uniflora L. 2521 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 215 | Other 3 | Plant Indicator 224 | Abundance of plant in woods indicated many mushrooms in the coming season. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 215 |
42598 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 54 | Other 3 | Preservative 223 | Leaves used to cover huckleberries and keep the berries fresh. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 54 |
5971 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 36 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Dried leaves pounded and used for snuff. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 36 |
6070 | Asarum sp. 423 | Cherokee 32 | w47 105 | 74 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Dried and pounded leaves used for snuff. | Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
12536 | Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins 1303 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 41 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Crushed seeds and leaves used for snuff. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 41 |
16543 | Helenium puberulum DC. 1816 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 26 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Dried, powdered plant used as a snuff to induce sneezing. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 26 |
23978 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 76 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and chewed. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76 |
26177 | Petasites frigidus (L.) Fries 2840 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 38 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Dried, burned leaves added to snuff for flavoring. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
26187 | Petasites frigidus var. nivalis (Greene) Cronq. 2841 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 38 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Dried, burned leaves added to snuff for flavoring. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
35622 | Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville 3516 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 34 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Plant gathered in late summer, burned to ashes and added to snuff. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34 |
36176 | Salix sp. 3551 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 192 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Ground galls used for snuff. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 192 |
42628 | Veratrum californicum var. californicum 4103 | Blackfoot 23 | m90 111 | 62 | Other 3 | Snuff 203 | Pounded, dry root used for snuff. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 62 |
12391 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Preservative 187 | Leaves stored with corn to prevent spoiling. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
5311 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 87 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Sprigs dipped in water and planted with corn so that it would grow in abundance. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 87 |
6744 | Aulacomnium sp. 521 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Moss mixed with house plant dirt as a fertilizer to make the plants healthier. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
7584 | Bromus ciliatus L. 636 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 273 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of plant used as a soak for corn, a 'corn planting medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
11167 | Corydalis aurea Willd. 1107 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase production. | 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 |
11178 | Corydalis curvisiliqua ssp. occidentalis (Engelm. ex Gray) W.A. Weber 1108 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 28 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase production. | 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 |
12364 | Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling 1272 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Infusion of plant used to soak seed corn for faster maturity. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12365 | Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum (Cockerell) Detling 1272 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Leaves buried with seed corn as a fertilizer or fungicide. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12389 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Infusion of plant used to soak seed corn for faster maturity. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12390 | Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl 1274 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Leaves buried with seed corn as a fertilizer or fungicide. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
12491 | Dicranum sp. 1297 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Moss mixed with house plant dirt as a fertilizer to make the plants healthier. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
12954 | Egregia menziesii (Turner) Areschoug 1372 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 23 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Considered a good fertilizer for potatoes. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 23 |
13035 | Elymus canadensis L. 1383 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 274 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of roots used as a soak for 'corn medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 274 |
13413 | Equisetum hyemale L. 1422 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
13468 | Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun 1424 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
13499 | Equisetum sp. 1428 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 86 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86 |
15394 | Fucus gardneri Silva 1672 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 24 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Seaweed used to fertilize potatoes. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 24 |
21487 | Lycopodium annotinum L. 2320 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Moss mixed with house plant dirt as a fertilizer to make the plants healthier. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
25072 | Osmorhiza sp. 2699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 397 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of roots and whole plant used as wash for seeds, a 'seed medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 397 |
28704 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 331 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Root mixed with water for sprouting corn, a 'corn medicine.' | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 331 |
33857 | Rorippa sinuata (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. 3414 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 29 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Cold infusion used to soak watermelon seeds to increase productivity. | 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 |
35587 | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 3510 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 273 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Decoction of root used as a corn medicine, when starting to plant corn. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273 |
37227 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Flowers mixed with beans for planting. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
38326 | Solanum physalifolium Rusby 3725 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Leaves and berries soaked in water used on watermelon seed to insure a good crop. | 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 43 |
38340 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Infusion of plant sprinkled on watermelons to make them more prolific and ripen early. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
38341 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 70 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Planted with watermelons to make them more prolific and ripen early. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 70 |
38345 | Solanum triflorum Nutt. 3728 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 43 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Dried berries soaked in water and planted with watermelon seed to increase productivity. | 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 43 |
39800 | Thelypodium wrightii Gray 3938 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 85 | Other 3 | Fertilizer 186 | Seeds crushed by women and planted with beans to ensure a proliferative crop. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 85 |
4798 | Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott 366 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 79 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Root used in sacred bundles and gave the power of supernatural dreams to the owner. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 79 |
7258 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | No birch was gathered by the Ojibwe without due offering of tobacco to Winabojo & Grandmother Earth. Families made a pilgrimage to birch groves during the latter part of June and in July to gather their supply of birch bark, because it peels most easily at that time. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7259 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Paper birch and cedar form the two most sacred trees of the Ojibwe, both of which were very useful. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7260 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | The Ojibwe regard the bark as a distinct 'contribution from Winabojo.' | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
7450 | Bouteloua hirsuta Lag. 609 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 25 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Used to make sacred charcoal for certain ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
8105 | Carex sp. 752 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 21 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Plant considered sacred and used in the kiva. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21 |
9126 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 65 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Wood used to carve totem pole models and talking sticks. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65 |
13246 | Epigaea repens L. 1410 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 118 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Tribal flower of Forest Potawatomi and considered these flowers came directly from their divinity. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 118 |
17258 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 75 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Grass used to burn as an oblation to the deities. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75 |
20550 | Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. 2214 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 80 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | White, ripened seed used as a sacred bead in the Midewewin ceremony. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 80 |
20736 | Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2232 | Poliklah 199 | m66 109 | 173 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Plant considered the most sacred plant of the tribe. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 173 |
21451 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Navajo 157 | f96 72 | 19 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Plant considered to be a sacred plant. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
23160 | Mitella diphylla L. 2495 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 81 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Seed used as the sacred bead and swallowed in the medicine dance, during the reinstatement ceremony. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 81 |
23984 | Nicotiana tabacum L. 2587 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 75 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Sacred plant depicted with beans, corn & squash in the first sacred painting of the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75 |
27221 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Kwakiutl, Southern 122 | tb73 63 | 269 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Branch tips used as sacred items. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 269 |
29419 | Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera (Ait.) Eckenwalder 3100 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 72 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Plant used to make the sacred pole. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 72 |
30922 | Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. 3182 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 54 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Tree sacred to the Navajo. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
33207 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Used to make sacred baskets to hold sacred meal for rites. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
36894 | Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa 3569 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 100 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Pithy branches hollowed out and used to make ceremonial and sacred wolf whistles. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100 |
38855 | Staphylea trifolia L. 3819 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 274 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Seeds considered sacred and used in the rattles of the medicine dance. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 274 |
39916 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 421 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | This tree and the white cedar were worshipped as the two most useful trees in the forest. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
41663 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 90 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Plant very sacred to the Kashaya Pomo because of it's ceremonial uses. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
44473 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 27 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Cornmeal, considered less sacred than corn pollen, used in innumerable ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27 |
44474 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 27 | Other 3 | Sacred Items 185 | Sacred pollen used in innumerable ceremonies. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 27 |
3499 | Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. 261 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 40 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Juice used to spray on quirt (a rod) to cause other horses to fall behind during a race. A piece of plant was placed in the mouth, and the rider sprayed the quirt with the juice. This quirt was not used to whip the horse. When the race began, the rider would try to get on the right side of the other horses; he carried the magic quirt but whipped his horse with a regular one. At an opportune time the rider threw back the sprayed quirt, causing the other horses to fall behind. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
3500 | Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. 261 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 40 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Root held in the mouth to make the other players lazy during the hand game. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
3501 | Angelica dawsonii S. Wats. 261 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 40 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Root held in the rider's mouth to cast a spell so that other horses could not pass. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
5352 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 40 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Leaves used in defense of the use of yellow angelica by an opponent in the hand game. The loser went to his lodge and asked for a small piece of meat, which he combined with man sage leaves. Carrying this charm in his pocket, he returned to the gambling place, where he walked abruptly among the participants and took the dice in his hands. Then he pretended to sing and perform with the dice--all the while secretly rubbing them with the meat and sage mixture. After he handed back the dice, the man who had been using the yellow angelica would get a headache and grow lazy, losing all he had won. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
5353 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 40 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Stems used as a curse on horses to slacken in races. Short pieces were broken from the stem and a small, flat, white stone was collected. The man first sprayed the rock with juice from his mouth. Then the stems were placed on the ground; they represented the other horses. The stone was sprayed again and shoved toward the stems, without touching them, three times. At the fourth shove the stone was pressed into the stems. Horses so cursed were sure to slacken in the race. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 40 |
13297 | Equisetum arvense L. 1421 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 122 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Plant pieces carried in men's pockets to prevent their rivals from having good luck. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 122 |
18634 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Plant used to do away with evil spirits after a death. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
18750 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Plant used to do away with evil spirits after a death. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
26782 | Physocarpus malvaceus (Greene) Kuntze 2928 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 126 | Other 3 | Malicious Charm 181 | Plant used to cause other people bad luck. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 126 |
27426 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 44 | Other 3 | Preservative 180 | Chewed pitch sprayed onto mats to preserve them. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44 |
29518 | Populus sp. 3105 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 28 | Other 3 | Preservative 179 | Branches used for drying meat. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
8468 | Castilleja integra Gray 787 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 21 | Other 3 | Preservative 178 | Dried bracts mixed with chile seeds to prevent spoilage during storage. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21 |
2517 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 328 | Other 3 | Preservative 169 | Wood used for drying and smoking salmon both as a fuel and as a flavoring agent. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 328 |
2557 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Nitinaht 166 | g83 3 | 243 | Other 3 | Water Indicator 168 | 'If you see a creek without alder along its banks, the water isn't good to drink.' | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 243 |
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