Brassicaceae Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins

Touristplant

Hopi - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 311

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Scientific name: Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins
USDA symbol: DIWI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Touristplant
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Plant, a powerful irritant, placed in armpit as a practical joke.

RECRD: 21384 id: 12534

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