Asteraceae Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville

Arrowweed

Havasupai - Other, Tools

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: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Sticks used to peg a hide to the ground while stretching it during tanning.

RECRD: 7409 id: 28638