Asteraceae Helianthus annuus L.

Common Sunflower

Zuni - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 93

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Scientific name: Helianthus annuus L.
USDA symbol: HEAN3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Blossoms used ceremonially for anthropic worship.

RECRD: 32979 id: 16638

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