Salicaceae Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder

Rio Grande Cottonwood

Isleta - Other, Cash Crop

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 39

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Scientific name: Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni (S. Wats.) Eckenwalder
USDA symbol: PODEW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rio Grande Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cash Crop
Notes: Limbs used to make small bows and arrows for sale to tourists.

RECRD: 30699 id: 29444

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