Rosaceae Cercocarpus montanus Raf.
True Mountain Mahogany
Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
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Cercocarpus montanus Raf.
Scientific name: Cercocarpus montanus Raf.
USDA symbol: CEMOM4 (
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Common names: True Mountain Mahogany
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Wood used to make the sweathouse and male prayersticks for ceremonies.
RECRD: 2899 id: 8953