Chenopodiaceae Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit

Winterfat

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44

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Scientific name: Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
USDA symbol: KRLA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Winterfat
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Armful of stems with leaves used on heated stones in the sweathouse for the Mountain Chant.

RECRD: 2837 id: 19344

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