| Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth. Tall Woolly Buckwheat USDA ERELE |
Mahuna Drug, Cathartic Branch chewed or infusion of plant taken as a physic. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 20 |
| Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth. Tall Woolly Buckwheat USDA ERELE |
Paiute Other, Toys & Games Stems used in game similar to wishbone pulling. When the plant has matured and the stems are dry and brittle, the stout, long-branched flowering stems of this plant are used to play a game. Two children fashion a hook for themselves from the branching portion of the stem. These hooks are interlocked, and the participants pull on them until one of the hooks is broken. The person with the unbroken hook is considered to be the winner. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 68 |