Rosaceae Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany
Kawaiisu - Other, Smoking Tools
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 18
View all documented uses for
Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin
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: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoking Tools
Notes: Wood carved into a pipe head and used with a hollowed section of a honeysuckle twig as a pipe stem.
RECRD: 4180 id: 8976