Rosaceae Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
Havasupai - Fiber, Clothing
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223
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Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Scientific name: Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUME (
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Common names: Mexican Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Bark crushed, rubbed into softness and stuffed into over shoes for warmth.
RECRD: 7264 id: 31625