Aceraceae Acer negundo L.

Boxelder

Kiowa - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 40

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Scientific name: Acer negundo L.
USDA symbol: ACNEN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Boxelder
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood burned in the altar fire of the peyote ceremony.

RECRD: 10875 id: 552