Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Stinging Nettle

Diegueno - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 43

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne
USDA symbol: URDIH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Nettles used to whip young men going through the ceremony to become dancers.

RECRD: 2565 id: 41873

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