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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
37428 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 115 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Stems woven or sewn with Indian hemp twine to make Indian doctor headdresses. | 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 115 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
7421 | Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. 606 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Worn by those, who in battle, had killed an enemy with a lance, grass resembled the feathered lance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
7426 | Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula 607 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Worn by those, who in battle, had killed an enemy with a lance, grass resembled the feathered lance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
7427 | Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula 607 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 14 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Worn by those, who in battle, had killed an enemy with a lance, grass resembled the feathered lance. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
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 |
26633 | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. 2901 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 142 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Whitish culms valued for the use in decoration of coiled split cedar root baskets. The culms were harvested while still green and soft, warmed over the coals of a fire and broken at the nodes. They were then split open, flattened and used together with dyed and undyed bitter cherry bark to create patterns on coiled cedar root baskets. | 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 142 |
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 |
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 |
9082 | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 860 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 159 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to make carved items and 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 159 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
8450 | Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. 777 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 19 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used by maidens to deck their hair on holiday occasions. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
8483 | Castilleja linariifolia Benth. 788 | Hopi 95 | f96 72 | 19 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used by maidens to deck their hair on holiday occasions. | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |
18682 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 19 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make bows for the canopy of the baby's cradle. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19 |
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 |
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 |
21490 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 196 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make wreaths. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
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 |
13001 | Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. 1374 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 207 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seeds, sometimes painted gold, used to decorate Christmas cards. | 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 207 |
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 |
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 |
7315 | Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera 581 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 226 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used for carving. | 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 226 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40332 | Tilia americana L. 3959 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | 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 |
40395 | Tilia americana var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. 3961 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 24 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
1630 | Aesculus flava Ait. 74 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 27 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
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 |
30342 | Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. 3166 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 272 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used for carving. | 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 272 |
17207 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to decorate women's hair. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
17234 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to decorate women's hair. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
19140 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
30330 | Prunus cerasus L. 3164 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
30488 | Prunus pensylvanica L. f. 3172 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
30583 | Prunus serotina Ehrh. 3177 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
30743 | Prunus virginiana L. 3181 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 28 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
21493 | Lycopodium clavatum L. 2321 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 29 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used by children to make Christmas decorations. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29 |
29515 | Populus sp. 3105 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 29 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make head wreaths by the Motokiks. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |
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 |
13655 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa 1454 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 303 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Stems used to make wicker plaques. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 303 |
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 |
40285 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 315 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve totem poles. | 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 315 |
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 |
10766 | Cornus alternifolia L. f. 1088 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
10885 | Cornus florida L. 1093 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 32 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to carve. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
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 |
16267 | Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray 1785 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 323 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as paho (prayer stick) decorations. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 323 |
16272 | Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray 1785 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 323 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as paho (prayer stick) decorations. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 323 |
16669 | Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. 1832 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 324 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Whole plant used in the decoration of flute priests in the Flute ceremony. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 324 |
28620 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 325 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make plaques. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 325 |
28625 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 325 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make plaques. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 325 |
18587 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 33 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seven berries, representing the Bunched Stars, used to make headpieces worn by some dancers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
18588 | Juniperus horizontalis Moench 2057 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 33 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Sprigs used symbolically to decorate the altar of the Marten designed tipi. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
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 |
28619 | Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. 3022 | Hopi 95 | bc41 58 | 33 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Stems used to form the base of the coils for manufactured plaques. | 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 33 |
18632 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seeds strung for beads. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
18745 | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. 2058 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 330 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Seeds strung for beads. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
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 |
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 |
20317 | Lilium rubescens S. Wats. 2190 | Karok 105 | b81 70 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | 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 34 |
43767 | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. 4224 | Hopi 95 | bc41 58 | 34 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Shredded leaves used to make the packing for the spirals of a plaque. | 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 34 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
550 | Acer negundo L. 27 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 366 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to obtain charcoal for tattooing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
39144 | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench 3855 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 367 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood made into charcoal and used in tattooing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 367 |
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 |
37522 | Scirpus microcarpus J.& K. Presl 3611 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 37 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make fringe for buckskin dresses. | 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 37 |
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 |
1582 | Adiantum pedatum L. 71 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 377 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Stems used as decoration on clothing, especially on the Jump Dance dress. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 377 |
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