Rosaceae Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr.

Apacheplume

Jemez - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22

View all documented uses for Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr.

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Scientific name: Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: FAPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Apacheplume
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Branches bound together & used as a broom for outdoor sweeping & to separate chaff from the wheat.

RECRD: 1848 id: 14701

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