Fabaceae Acacia greggii Gray

Catclaw Acacia

Papago - Other, Tools

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 69

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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: Tools
Notes: Stems peeled of bark and thorns and used to beat sheep hides to make them more pliable.

RECRD: 43671 id: 387

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