Fabaceae Acacia greggii Gray

Catclaw Acacia

Papago - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 52

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Scientific name: Acacia greggii Gray
USDA symbol: ACGRG3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Catclaw Acacia
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Buds and blossoms dried and used by women as perfume sachets.

RECRD: 43613 id: 384

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