Asteraceae Townsendia strigosa Nutt.

Hairy Townsendia

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89

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Scientific name: Townsendia strigosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: TOST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairy Townsendia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Chewed by Night Chant chanter & spit upon prayersticks to facilitate the disentanglement of string.

RECRD: 3075 id: 40438

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