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id ▲ | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
40181 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 63 | 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 63 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
33204 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Twigs painted white and used to decorate masks for the Fringe Mouths in the Night Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
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 |
32865 | Rhododendron maximum L. 3340 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 52 | 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 52 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
31274 | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii 3201 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 379 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Soot from burned pitch rubbed into the punctures made in tattooing a girl's chin. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 379 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
29895 | Proboscidea louisianica (P. Mill.) Thellung 3143 | Panamint 187 | k52 163 | 78 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as black decorations for baskets. | Kirk, R.E., 1952, Panamint Basketry, Masterkey 26(76-86):, page 78 |
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 |
29460 | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder 3101 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 42 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Wood used to make many artifacts. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28266 | Pinus taeda L. 2978 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | 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 49 |
28178 | Pinus strobus L. 2977 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | 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 49 |
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 |
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 |
28106 | Pinus rigida P. Mill. 2974 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | 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 49 |
28080 | Pinus pungens Lamb. 2971 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | 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 49 |
27519 | Pinus echinata P. Mill. 2958 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | 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 49 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26228 | Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila 2846 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 96 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as prayer stick decorations. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 96 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25837 | Penstemon centranthifolius Benth. 2803 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 99 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used as decorations at funerals or church affairs. | 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 99 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25219 | Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. 2713 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 56 | 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 56 |
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 |
24336 | Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2628 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Yellow flowers picked and brought into the house. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
24335 | Oenothera rhombipetala Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray 2628 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 45 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Yellow flowers picked and brought into the house. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
19418 | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. 2090 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 93 | Other 3 | Decorations 38 | Used to make noses, horns and flowers for masks. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 93 |
19270 | Kalmia latifolia L. 2071 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 42 | 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 42 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18255 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 61 | 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 61 |
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 |
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