Ephedraceae Ephedra sp.

Mormon Tea

Havasupai - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
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 17

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Scientific name: Ephedra sp.
Common names: Mormon Tea
Family: Ephedraceae
Family (APG): Ephedraceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Twigs used to make drying mat for pulp.

RECRD: 40462 id: 13151

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