Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus L.

Prostrate Pigweed

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 45

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Scientific name: Amaranthus albus L.
USDA symbol: AMAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prostrate Pigweed
Family: Amaranthaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used, with many different plants, to smoke for lewdness, which was performed at the Coyote Chant.

RECRD: 2848 id: 2700

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