Rosaceae Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.

Western Chokecherry

Navajo - Other, Sacred Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
USDA symbol: PRVID (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Sacred Items
Notes: Tree sacred to the Navajo.

RECRD: 2915 id: 30922

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