Rosaceae Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
Antelope Bitterbrush
Navajo - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54
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Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
Scientific name: Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
USDA symbol: PUTR2 (
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Common names: Antelope Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Used to make arrows.
RECRD: 2919 id: 31682