Pinaceae Picea pungens Engelm.
Spruce
Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 20
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Picea pungens Engelm.
Scientific name: Picea pungens Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIPU (
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Common names: Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Branches used for the Chant of the Sun's House.
RECRD: 2612 id: 27132