Fagaceae Quercus pungens Liebm.

Pungent Oak

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41

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Scientific name: Quercus pungens Liebm.
USDA symbol: QUPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pungent Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood charcoal used as the black for sandpaintings.

RECRD: 2799 id: 32344

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