Pinaceae Pinus flexilis James

Limber Pine

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23

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Scientific name: Pinus flexilis James
USDA symbol: PIFL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Limber Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood used to make the small bow and arrow used in the Witch and Shooting Chants.

RECRD: 2637 id: 27714

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