Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing Saltbush

Zuni - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 88

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Scientific name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fourwing Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Twigs attached to prayer plumes and sacrificed to the cottontail rabbit to ensure good hunting.

RECRD: 32964 id: 6654

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