Pinaceae Pinus edulis Engelm.

Twoneedle Pinyon

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21

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Scientific name: Pinus edulis Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIED (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Twoneedle Pinyon
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Sapling, stripped of its branches, carried by the Talking God on the fourth day of the Night Chant.

RECRD: 2629 id: 27630

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