Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Hopi - Fiber, Furniture

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 358

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Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Furniture
Notes: Wood used for clothes hooks in houses.

RECRD: 21579 id: 37138

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