Rosaceae Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin

Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany

Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156

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Scientific name: Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin
USDA symbol: CEMOG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Wood burned, the charcoal powdered and applied to burns.

RECRD: 60210 id: 8966