Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Hopi - Other, Fuel

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18

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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: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Shrub used as one of the four prescribed fuels for the kivas.

RECRD: 4732 id: 37141

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