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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▼ | rawsource |
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7310 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 189 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used for decorations. | 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 189 |
40129 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 67 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used for mask adornments. | 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 67 |
30425 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 498 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used to bind bows considered a decorative contrast to the wood of the bows. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 498 |
30384 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used to decorate bows, 'tomahawk' handles and pipe stems. | 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 127 |
30385 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Bark used to imbricate split cedar root baskets. | 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 127 |
18340 | Juncus balticus Willd. 2038 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Basal portions of stems used as light yellow-brown decorations for baskets. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
38526 | Sophora secundiflora (Ortega) Lag. ex DC. 3757 | Comanche 48 | cj40 147 | 524 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Beans used as ornaments, possibly for ceremonial purposes. | Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524 |
38258 | Solanum douglasii Dunal 3718 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 229 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Berry juice used for tattooing. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
40455 | Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene 3972 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 364 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Black juice used to apply temporary tattoo marks onto the skin. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 364 |
5731 | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. 407 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 119 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Blossoms and leaves used as personal decorations in a spring dance. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 119 |
8518 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 284 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Broken plant parts used in the house for decoration or for medicine. | 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 284 |
8540 | Castilleja sp. 797 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 284 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Broken plant parts used in the house for decoration or for medicine. | 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 284 |
5402 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Mewuk 140 | m66 109 | 349 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Burned wood soot used for tattooing. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 349 |
10916 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Quinault 210 | g73 25 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Charcoal used for tattooing. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
19678 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 51 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Charcoal used in tattooing as a permanent greenish blue color. | Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 51 |
17947 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata (Gray) V.& A. Grant 1997 | Navajo 157 | h56 141 | 160 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Cultivated as an ornamental flower. | Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 160 |
18567 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Tolowa 266 | b81 70 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dried berries used to decorate dresses. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
18569 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Yurok 289 | b81 70 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dried berries used to decorate dresses. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
6182 | Asclepias sp. 441 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 47 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dried pods gathered for decorative purposes. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 47 |
41126 | Typha angustifolia L. 4047 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 64 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Dry, yellow pollen used to decorate the face, chest and back. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 64 |
26608 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Extensively used to make fringe for dresses. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
26632 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 39 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Extensively used to make fringe for dresses. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39 |
43846 | Yucca baccata Torr. 4225 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Fibers used to make plaques. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
44104 | Yucca glauca Nutt. 4230 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Fibers used to make plaques. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
18026 | Iris missouriensis Nutt. 2011 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flower used as a decoration for dances. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
38625 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 43 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers appealed to the esthetic nature, picked and used for bouquets in the home. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
38626 | Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don 3771 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 43 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers appealed to the esthetic nature, picked and used for bouquets in the home. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43 |
24260 | Oenothera albicaulis Pursh 2613 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 16 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used by marriageable maids in their hair on holidays. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
16580 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 23 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used by the Koshares as a decoration for dances. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23 |
12638 | Dodecatheon hendersonii Gray 1320 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 378 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used by women as ornaments for dances. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 378 |
25832 | Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi (Benth.) Keck 2802 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 58 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets and decorations in dances. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 58 |
10194 | Clematis bigelovii Torr. 1014 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 37 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 37 |
12482 | Dichelostemma ida-maia (Wood) Greene 1293 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 27 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets. | Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 27 |
19725 | Lathyrus polymorphus ssp. polymorphus var. polymorphus 2114 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 51 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for bouquets. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
32856 | Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don 3339 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for dance wreaths. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
32867 | Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray 3341 | Pomo 200 | g67 80 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for dance wreaths. | Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
15440 | Gaillardia pulchella Foug. 1677 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 60 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for ornaments in the homes. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 60 |
25949 | Penstemon utahensis Eastw. 2822 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 342 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for personal decoration. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 342 |
15756 | Gentiana affinis Griseb. 1713 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 49 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for their attractiveness. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
13277 | Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook. 1419 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 381 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used for their prettiness. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381 |
7462 | Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & Gray 615 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 257 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used in bouquets. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 257 |
32854 | Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. 3338 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used to decorate the home. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
15383 | Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. 1669 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 54 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers used to make a bouquet. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 54 |
7681 | Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray 666 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers, because of their beauty, have an esthetic appeal. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42 |
7682 | Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray 666 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Flowers, because of their beauty, have an esthetic appeal. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42 |
1957 | Alectoria sarmentosa (L.) Ach. 122 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 195 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Formerly used to decorate dance masks. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 195 |
41920 | Usnea sp. 4064 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 195 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Formerly used to decorate dance masks. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 195 |
9726 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 319 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Green leaves formerly pricked into the skin to form tattoo marks. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 319 |
10225 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 10 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Grown as an ornamental vine for houses and verandas. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 10 |
20627 | Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm. 2219 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 192 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Hard, white, shiny seeds formerly used to make beads. | 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 192 |
9076 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 197 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Inner bark used for decorating masks. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
39942 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 197 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Inner bark used for mask decoration. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
40180 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 63 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Inner bark used to make masks. | 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 63 |
42576 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Inner white stem torn into ribbons and braided into the girls' hair for ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
1794 | Agave palmeri Engelm. 93 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 169 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Juice used by young girls to daub on their cheeks. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
1825 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 169 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Juice used by young girls to daub on their cheeks. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
1826 | Agave parryi Engelm. 94 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 169 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Juice used by young girls to daub on their cheeks. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 169 |
41196 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Chehalis 31 | g73 25 | 21 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Leaf edges used to make imbrications on coiled baskets. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 21 |
4204 | Arbutus menziesii Pursh 322 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 374 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Leaves and scarlet berries used for decorative purposes. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 374 |
41402 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 144 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Leaves used to make headdresses for Indian doctors. | 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 144 |
4963 | Artemisia australis Less. 385 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 7 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Leaves woven into wreaths. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 7 |
24289 | Oenothera caespitosa Nutt. 2616 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 33 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Mixed with corn meal and placed on Nightway sandpainting figures. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 33 |
27367 | Pinus attenuata Lemmon 2951 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Nuts used as beads and ornaments for dresses. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
28116 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 378 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Nuts used as beads to decorate dance dresses. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378 |
16576 | Helianthus annuus L. 1821 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 96 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Petals dried, ground, mixed with yellow corn meal and used as a face powder in women's basket dance. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 96 |
16641 | Helianthus anomalus Blake 1822 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 96 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Petals dried, ground, mixed with yellow corn meal and used as a face powder in women's basket dance. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 96 |
16668 | Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. 1832 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 96 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Petals dried, ground, mixed with yellow corn meal and used as a face powder in women's basket dance. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 96 |
28126 | Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. 2975 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 307 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Pitch burned and the resulting soot used for tattooing. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307 |
10198 | Clematis columbiana var. columbiana 1016 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant grown for ornamental and shade purposes. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
564 | Acer negundo L. 27 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 336 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant made into charcoal and used for tribal tattooing of girls. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 336 |
7644 | Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. 660 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 29 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant top, instead of a feather, worn on the head as a war charm. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 29 |
21498 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 87 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as a Christmas decoration. One informant used it as a Christmas decoration, but was told not to use it by her chief, as it was considered to bring bad luck. He said, 'that's for the devil.' | 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 87 |
25910 | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene 2808 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 286 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as a yellow-flowered garden shrub frequented by hummingbirds. | 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 286 |
43717 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Hupa 98 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as dress ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
43720 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. 4217 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used as dress ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
10216 | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. 1019 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 21 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used by the Koshares to decorate people and hats of performers in the summer and fall dances. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21 |
117 | Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. 3 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for decoration at dances and in the house. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
17918 | Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata 1996 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 321 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for decoration. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321 |
21569 | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 2333 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 53 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for decorations in ceremonial dances. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53 |
25599 | Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. 2765 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 88 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used for grave decorations. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 88 |
24895 | Ornithogalum umbellatum L. 2678 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used only ornamentally. | 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 127 |
29132 | Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl 3085 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 36 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used to decorate graves. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 36 |
4863 | Aristida purpurea var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey 371 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 286 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used to decorate the faces of the female kachina. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 286 |
37952 | Sida sp. 3664 | Hawaiian 90 | a22 68 | 26 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plant used to make wreaths. | Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 26 |
14828 | Fouquieria splendens Engelm. 1630 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 89 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plants grown around gardens for decorations. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 89 |
7367 | Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. 592 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 153 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plants transplanted to pots and used as house plants. | 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 153 |
7641 | Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr. 659 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 296 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plumes used to decorate mask of kachina. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 296 |
7643 | Calamovilfa gigantea (Nutt.) Scribn. & Merr. 659 | Jemez 102 | w39 37 | 65 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Plumes used to decorate masks. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 65 |
23432 | Monroa squarrosa (Nutt.) Torr. 2522 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 16 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Pollen mixed with corn pollen and mineral pigments and painted on masks of the God Impersonators. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 16 |
25952 | Pentachaeta aurea Nutt. 2824 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 52 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Pollen used as a cosmetic for women. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 52 |
14394 | Eschscholzia sp. 1569 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 73 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Pollen used by women as a facial cosmetic. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 73 |
8497 | Castilleja linariifolia Benth. 788 | Tewa of Hano 258 | rhf16 61 | 54 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Red flowers painted on pottery and carved in wood as decorations. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 54 |
44035 | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. 4228 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 183 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Red roots used in basket decorations. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 183 |
44539 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 99 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Ribboned corn husks used as hair decorations in ceremonies. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 99 |
30386 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 127 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Root bark used to imbricate cedar root baskets. | 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 127 |
25716 | Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. 2783 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 119 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Root pieces dried and attached to clothing and robes as ornamentation and medicine. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119 |
18329 | Juncus balticus Willd. 2038 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 171 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Rootlets used to sew patterns for ornamentations on robes or other leather. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171 |
37458 | Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye 3606 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Roots used as dark brown or black decorations for baskets. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
31525 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Maidu 132 | sk58 162 | 71 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Roots used as decorative coil thread and decorative overlay twine in the manufacture of baskets. | Swartz, Jr., B. K., 1958, A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry, Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84, page 71 |
12483 | Dichelostemma ida-maia (Wood) Greene 1293 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 380 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seed pods dried and hung up as ornaments. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380 |
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