Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Kawaiisu - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 51

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Branch used to hang the outgrown cradle of a male child so the boy will grow strong like the tree.

RECRD: 4326 id: 27963

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