Pinaceae Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m.

Singleleaf Pinyon

Kawaiisu - Other, Jewelry

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50

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Scientific name: Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m.
USDA symbol: PIMOM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Singleleaf Pinyon
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Jewelry
Notes: Cracked shells pinched by children onto the ear lobes and worn as ornaments.

RECRD: 4323 id: 27834

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