Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans

Eastern Poison Ivy

Navajo, Ramah - Other, Good Luck Charm

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 35

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Scientific name: Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans
USDA symbol: TORAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Poison Ivy
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Good Luck Charm
Notes: Leaf chewed and given to opponent to insure good luck in gambling.

RECRD: 93549 id: 40484

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