Convolvulaceae Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.

Bush Morningglory

Keresan - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 559

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Scientific name: Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
USDA symbol: IPLE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bush Morningglory
Family: Convolvulaceae
Family (APG): Convolvulaceae
Native American Tribe: Keresan
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Root used to make hindquarters of little hobbyhorse 'ridden' by saints in ceremonial impersonations.

RECRD: 3090 id: 17865

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