Fouquieriaceae Fouquieria splendens Engelm.

Ocotillo

Pima - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 89

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Scientific name: Fouquieria splendens Engelm.
USDA symbol: FOSP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ocotillo
Family: Fouquieriaceae
Family (APG): Fouquieriaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Stalks freed from thorns, bound together with rawhide or wire and used as shelves.

RECRD: 44945 id: 14827

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