Salicaceae Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Pacific Willow
Navajo, Ramah - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22
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Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
Scientific name: Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
USDA symbol: SALUL (
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Common names: Pacific Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Stem used to make Lightningway hoop.
RECRD: 10438 id: 35973