Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Big Sagebrush
Navajo - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
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Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (
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Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Wood used in the end of the fire drill.
RECRD: 3033 id: 5671