Pinaceae Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
Navajo - Other, Fasteners
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 162
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Pinus edulis Engelm.
Scientific name: Pinus edulis Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIED (
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Common names: Twoneedle Pinyon
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fasteners
Notes: Resin used to cement turquoise in jewelry.
RECRD: 3200 id: 27634