Rosaceae Prunus fasciculata (Torr.) Gray
Desert Almond
Kawaiisu - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 55
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Prunus fasciculata (Torr.) Gray
Scientific name: Prunus fasciculata (Torr.) Gray
USDA symbol: PRFAF (
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Common names: Desert Almond
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Straight twigs, fitted into the hollow stems of carizzo grass mainshafts, used as arrow foreshafts.
RECRD: 4350 id: 30428