Asteraceae Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray

Threadleaf Snakeweed

Tewa - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 323

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Scientific name: Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray
USDA symbol: GUMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Threadleaf Snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Used as paho (prayer stick) decorations.

RECRD: 21412 id: 16272

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