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

Rio Grande Cottonwood

Navajo - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38

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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: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Used to make wooden tubes for the bellows used in silversmithing.

RECRD: 2759 id: 29458

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