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Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used in a wash for wounds.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 304
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used in a wash for wounds.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 78
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Drug, Emetic
Bark used as an emetic.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 78
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Drug, Emetic
Plant used as an emetic.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 304
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Fiber, Clothing
Bark spun and woven into kilts worn by the snake priests.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 304
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Fiber, Clothing
Bark spun and woven into kilts worn by the snake priests.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 78
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark from large stems used as the padding for cradle boards.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 78
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark used as padding for the cradle board.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 304
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used ceremonially on the Po-wa-mu altar.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 304
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Hopi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used for arrows.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 78
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Keres, Western Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Plant sometimes used for arrow shafts.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 38
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Dye, Brown
Pounded leaves and stems mixed with pounded juniper and used to make a tan dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Dye, Yellow-Brown
Pounded leaves and stems mixed with pounded juniper and used to make a yellow brown dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Softened bark used as backing for cradle boards and as stuffing for pillows.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Food, Forage
Plant used for deer and livestock forage.
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 159
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make arrows for the Mountain Chant Ceremony.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make female prayersticks for the Night Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo Other, Toys & Games
Softened bark used to stuff baseballs.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves used as an emetic in various ceremonies.
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 30
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of leaves taken for bad cough.
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 30
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Leaves used as an emetic in various ceremonies.
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 30
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Clothing
Shredded bark used for bedding or diaper for cradleboard.
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 30
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Stansbury Cliffrose
USDA PUST
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Shredded bark used for bedding or stuffed into a sack for pillows.
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 30