Asteraceae Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville

Arrowweed

Papago - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 59

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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: Papago
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Used as a spindle for spinning cotton.

RECRD: 43646 id: 28647

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