| Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Naked Buckwheat USDA ERNUN |
Miwok Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Twigs and leaves used as a brush to clear ground under manzanita bushes before knocking off berries. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 161 |
| Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat |
Yavapai Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems used to brush off spines on fruits. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 257 |
| Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. Apacheplume USDA FAPA |
Jemez Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches bound together & used as a broom for outdoor sweeping & to separate chaff from the wheat. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22 |
| Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. Apacheplume USDA FAPA |
Keres, Western Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Brush used for rough brooms, especially in Acoma. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
| Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. Apacheplume USDA FAPA |
Keresan Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make arrows and brooms. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. Apacheplume USDA FAPA |
Keresan Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Used to make arrows and brooms. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. Apacheplume USDA FAPA |
Tewa Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Slender branches bound together and used as brooms for rough outdoor sweeping. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 46 |
| Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Broom Snakeweed USDA GUSA2 |
Comanche Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems used to make brooms. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522 |
| Gutierrezia sp. Snakeweed |
Hualapai Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used as a utilitarian brush to remove stickers off prickly pear fruits and for sweeping the floor. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 16 |
| Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Porcupinegrass USDA HESP11 |
Omaha Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Grains bound with sinew and used to make combs or hairbrushes. The grains were firmly bound with sinew, the points being broken or burned off, the grains forming the teeth, the awns bent back, making the attachment for combs or hairbrushes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324 |
| Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Porcupinegrass USDA HESP11 |
Omaha Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stiff awns firmly bound into a bundle and the pointed grains burned off to make a hairbrush. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66 |
| Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Porcupinegrass USDA HESP11 |
Pawnee Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stiff awns firmly bound into a bundle and the pointed grains burned off to make a hairbrush. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66 |
| Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Porcupinegrass USDA HESP11 |
Ponca Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stiff awns firmly bound into a bundle and the pointed grains burned off to make a hairbrush. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 66 |
| Hymenoclea sp. Burrobush |
Hualapai Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make brushes and brooms. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 47 |
| Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Cheyenne Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plants used as paint brushes to paint ceremonial participants. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 10 |
| Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Prairie Junegrass USDA KOMA |
Jemez Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Blades tied together and used as a broom. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
| Larrea tridentata var. tridentata Creosotebush USDA LATRT |
Papago Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches used to brush off the spines of prickly pears. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 23 |
| Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. L”ve Giant Wildrye USDA LECO12 |
Paiute Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Roots tied together and used as hair combs. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 51 |
| Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. Foxtail Muhly USDA MUAN |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems used to make hair brushes. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
| Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Plains Muhly USDA MUCU3 |
Navajo Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems used to make hair brushes and brooms for sweeping out the hogan. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
| Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. Mexican Muhly USDA MUME2 |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems used to make hair brushes. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 16 |
| Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. Sandhill Muhly USDA MUPU2 |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Culms stripped of leaves and bound together to form a broom and hair brush. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 65 |
| Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. Sandhill Muhly USDA MUPU2 |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make a hair brush and broom. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16 |
| Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. Sandhill Muhly USDA MUPU2 |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make brooms. Vestal, Paul A, 1940, Notes on a Collection of Plants from the Hopi Indian Region of Arizona Made by J. G. Owens in 1891, Botanical Museum Leaflets (Harvard University) 8(8):153-168, page 158 |
| Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. Sandhill Muhly USDA MUPU2 |
Navajo Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems, pulled out of their sheaths when dry, tied with string and used as brooms and brushes. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 26 |
| Muhlenbergia sp. |
Navajo Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used in the making of brushes and brooms. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 25 |
| Nolina microcarpa S. Wats. Sacahuista USDA NOMI |
Isleta Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaf fibers used to make brushes. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35 |
| Panicum capillare L. Witchgrass USDA PACA6 |
Tewa Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Grass made into brooms and used to clean metates and metate boxes. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 64 |
| Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias Kellogg's Yampah USDA PEKE |
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Rigid, root fibers made into compact cylindrical brushes and used 'for combs.' Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 372 |
| Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias Kellogg's Yampah USDA PEKE |
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Roots bundled together to make a hair brush or scrub brush. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 89 |
| Perideridia kelloggii (Gray) Mathias Kellogg's Yampah USDA PEKE |
Yuki Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Strong, fibrous roots used to make hair brushes. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91 |
| Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Gordon's Mockorange USDA PHLE4 |
Cowlitz Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Gordon's Mockorange USDA PHLE4 |
Lummi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 31 |
| Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Gordon's Mockorange USDA PHLE4 |
Paiute Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Sticks split and used as hair combs. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 77 |
| Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Gordon's Mockorange USDA PHLE4 |
Thompson Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499 |
| Phleum pratense L. Timothy USDA PHPR3 |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems used to make hair brushes. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 17 |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss White Spruce USDA PIGL |
Iroquois Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make scrub brushes. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83 |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss White Spruce USDA PIGL |
Tanana, Upper Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Twigs used by young menstruating girls to clean their teeth and to scratch their heads with. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
| Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Black Spruce USDA PIMA |
Iroquois Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make scrub brushes. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83 |
| Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Galleta USDA PLJA |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Culms used as a floor and hair brush. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 325 |
| Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Galleta USDA PLJA |
Tewa Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Culms used as a floor and hair brush. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 325 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Dakota Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Pawnee Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Bound bundles of tough, elastic twigs used a brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ponca Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Winnebago Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook. Oregon White Oak USDA QUGAG2 |
Cowlitz Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 27 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. Bloodroot USDA SACA13 |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root in small doses and infusion with broomsedge used for coughs. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26 |
| Scirpus sp. Bulrush |
Houma Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plants dried and used to make brooms. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 60 |
| Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. Douglas' Groundsel USDA SEFLD |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plant top used as a brush to remove spines from the prickly pears. Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19 |