| Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. Douglas' Groundsel USDA SEFLD |
Navajo 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 |
| Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii (DC.) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkl. Douglas' Groundsel USDA SEFLD |
Navajo Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tops used as brooms to brush the spines from cactus fruit. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
| Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small Saw Palmetto USDA SERE2 |
Seminole Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plant used to make brushes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 504 |
| Spiraea douglasii Hook. Douglas' Spirea USDA SPDOD |
Thompson Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches used to make brooms. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens Mountain Spirea USDA SPSPS |
Blackfoot Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Flowering stems used as paint brushes, especially on the large spaces of tipis. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
| Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Scribn. Giant Sacaton USDA SPWR2 |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stiff stems made into a brush and used to clean spines of cacti. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 40 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches tied together in a bundle to make a broom. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 95 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Yokia Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Slender twigs bound together and used as brooms for sweeping. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 389 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALL |
Costanoan Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Brushy stems used in brooms. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254 |
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. Western Snowberry USDA SYOC |
Montana Indian Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Shrubs made into brooms. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Cowlitz Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make combs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 271 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Oweekeno Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 75 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Quinault Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Used to make combs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16 |
| Taxus brevifolia Nutt. Pacific Yew USDA TABR2 |
Salish, Coast Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 72 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Shredded bark used for paint brushes. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Lummi Other, Ceremonial Items Singed limbs used as brooms to sweep off the walls of a house after removal of a corpse. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Boughs used to scrub the skin in the sweathouse. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 20 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Salish, Coast Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Wood used to make combs. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71 |
| Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Mountain Hemlock USDA TSME |
Thompson Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Broken boughs used by the handful as a bath brush. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 111 |
| Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. Red Huckleberry USDA VAPA |
Karok Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Stems and twigs used to make brooms. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388 |
| Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. Red Huckleberry USDA VAPA |
Poliklah Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Long, straight, green branches used for brooms. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 173 |
| Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. Red Huckleberry USDA VAPA |
Tolowa Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches used as a broom. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. Red Huckleberry USDA VAPA |
Yurok Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches used as brooms. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Grouse Whortleberry USDA VASC |
Yurok Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches used as brooms. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. Narrowleaf Yucca USDA YUANA2 |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaf splints used as brushes to apply color to pottery. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 50 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Isleta Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Fibers used to make small brushes for pottery decoration. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaf slivers made into paint 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 21 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaves made into brushes used for cleaning baskets. 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 21 |
| Yucca baccata Torr. Banana Yucca USDA YUBAB |
Pima Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Fiber used to make hair brushes. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 50 |
| Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber Navajo Yucca USDA YUBAN |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Plant used for paint brushes. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
| Yucca baileyi var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber Navajo Yucca USDA YUBAN |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Twigs used to make snow brooms. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 370 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Hopi Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaf splints used as brushes to apply color to pottery. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 50 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Isleta Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Fibers used to make brushes for pottery decoration. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 45 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Keres, Western Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Chewed leaves used to make brushes for pottery paint. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 76 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Southwest Indians Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaves used as brushes to place designs upon pottery. Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 49 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Tewa Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Narrow slips used as paint brushes in decorating pottery. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 52 |
| Yucca glauca Nutt. Small Soapweed USDA YUGLG2 |
Zuni Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Leaves made into brushes & used for decorating pottery, ceremonial masks, alters and other objects. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 82 |
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Mojave Yucca USDA YUSC2 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Fiber used to make brushes for body painting. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 150 |