| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Basketry Wood used for withes in constructing basket skeletons. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Cordage Bark and wood of young sprouts used like thread or woof to twine in and out of twined baskets. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Mewuk Fiber, Basketry Used as the outside strands in coiled basketry. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 328 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Modesse Fiber, Basketry Used for the red design in baskets. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 223 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Pods roasted in ashes and seeds eaten. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 21 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Seeds roasted and eaten. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Navajo Other, Incense & Fragrance Leaves used as an incense in the Mountain Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Unspecified Pods roasted in ashes and seeds eaten. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Neeshenam Fiber, Basketry Wood used for the woof in basket making. Powers, Stephen, 1874, Aboriginal Botany, Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 5:373-9., page 375 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Pomo Fiber, Basketry Red bark used as design material for baskets. Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 138 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Pomo Fiber, Basketry Split strands used for basket body material. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 296 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Pomo Fiber, Basketry White, inner bark used in basketry. Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 138 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Basketry Strips of switch bark used for brown design or bark peeled to show the white used to make baskets. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 96 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Yuki Fiber, Basketry Red bark used as design material on twined basketry. Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 138 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Yuki Fiber, Basketry Used as basket material. Kelly, Isabel T., 1930, Yuki Basketry, University of Calfornia Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 24:421-444, page 423 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Yuki Fiber, Sewing Material Wood, sapwood and roots used for sewing material. Kelly, Isabel T., 1930, Yuki Basketry, University of Calfornia Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 24:421-444, page 423 |
| Cercis sp. Redbud |
Wintoon Fiber, Basketry Branches used in the making and decorating of baskets. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 275 |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene Sleepingplant USDA CHFAF |
Cherokee Drug, Sports Medicine Root medicine used to keep ball players from tiring. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene Sleepingplant USDA CHFAF |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Compound infusion given for fainting spells. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene Sleepingplant USDA CHFAF |
Seminole Drug, Antiemetic Cold decoction of plant used for nausea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene Sleepingplant USDA CHFAF |
Seminole Other, Tools Plant used as a bed for ripening persimmons. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 496 |
| Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans Partridge Pea USDA CHNIN2 |
Cherokee Drug, Sports Medicine Root medicine used to keep ball players from tiring. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans Partridge Pea USDA CHNIN2 |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Compound infusion given for fainting spells. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Cicer arietinum L. Chick Pea USDA CIAR5 |
Papago Food, Dried Food Threshed, dried on the ground or roofs, stored and used for food. 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 33 |
| Cicer arietinum L. Chick Pea USDA CIAR5 |
Papago Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 120 |
| Cicer arietinum L. Chick Pea USDA CIAR5 |
Pima Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 120 |
| Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Kentucky Yellowwood USDA CLKE |
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material Wood used for lumber. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
| Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Kentucky Yellowwood USDA CLKE |
Cherokee Other, Decorations Wood used for carving. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
| Clitoria mariana L. Atlantic Pigeonwings USDA CLMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Infusion held in mouth for ten to twenty minutes for thrush. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
| Coronilla varia L. Purple Crownvetch USDA COVA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plant crushed and rubbed on rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |
| Coronilla varia L. Purple Crownvetch USDA COVA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Coronilla varia L. Purple Crownvetch USDA COVA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |
| Coronilla varia L. Purple Crownvetch USDA COVA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Plant crushed and rubbed on cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60 |
| Coursetia glandulosa Gray Rosary Babybonnets USDA COGL8 |
Papago Other, Fasteners Transparent, yellowish-brown gum mixed with adobe and used to make jars of syrup air tight. 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 21 |
| Crotalaria rotundifolia Walt. ex J.F. Gmel. Rabbitbells USDA CRRO5 |
Seminole Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of pods used for sore throats. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 281 |
| Crotalaria sagittalis L. Arrowhead Rattlebox USDA CRSA4 |
Delaware Drug, Narcotic Roots used as a strong narcotic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 34 |
| Crotalaria sagittalis L. Arrowhead Rattlebox USDA CRSA4 |
Delaware Drug, Venereal Aid Roots used for venereal disease. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 34 |
| Crotalaria sagittalis L. Arrowhead Rattlebox USDA CRSA4 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Narcotic Root considered to be a very strong narcotic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
| Crotalaria sagittalis L. Arrowhead Rattlebox USDA CRSA4 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Venereal Aid Root used for venereal disease. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 74 |
| Crotalaria sagittalis L. Arrowhead Rattlebox USDA CRSA4 |
Mohegan Drug, Blood Medicine Root taken as a blood purifier. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128 |
| Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh Golden Prairieclover USDA DAAU |
Dakota Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of leaves used for dysentery. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94 |
| Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh Golden Prairieclover USDA DAAU |
Dakota Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves taken for dysentery. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
| Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh Golden Prairieclover USDA DAAU |
Dakota Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of leaves used for colic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94 |
| Dalea aurea Nutt. ex Pursh Golden Prairieclover USDA DAAU |
Dakota Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves taken for stomachaches. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo Drug, Analgesic Compound of plants used for abdomen pain caused by colds and loose bowels. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo Drug, Analgesic Roots chewed for pain. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound of plants used for abdomen pain caused by colds and loose bowels. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo Drug, Toothache Remedy Plant used as toothache medicine. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo Food, Special Food Roots eaten as a delicacy by little children and sheepherders. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |
| Dalea candida var. candida White Prairieclover USDA DACAC |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Ground plant mixed with other ingredients and used in the Wind Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57 |