Asteraceae Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville

Arrowweed

Havasupai - Fiber, Furniture

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 249

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Scientific name: Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville
USDA symbol: PLSE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Arrowweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Furniture
Notes: Straight stems used to form the back of the cradleboard.

RECRD: 7407 id: 28636

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