| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material Considered an outstanding construction material and a fine firewood. 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 29 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Cahuilla Food, Porridge Dried pods ground into flour and used to make mush or cakes. 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 29 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Cahuilla Food, Vegetable Pods eaten fresh. 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 29 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Cahuilla Other, Fuel Considered an outstanding construction material and a fine firewood. 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 29 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Diegueno Food, Fodder Used to feed domesticated animals. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 218 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Havasupai Fiber, Basketry Split twigs used as basket material. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 225 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Havasupai Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Twigs made into a brush and used to brush off metates. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 225 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake Seeds stored, roasted, ground and made into bread. Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 225 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Fiber, Basketry Thorns removed, twigs split in half lengthwise and used to make serviceable baskets. 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 57 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Fiber, Other Twigs used for curved structures in wrapped weaving. 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 53 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Fitted around deer hunters' heads and used in sizing deer head disguises. 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 40 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Other, Incense & Fragrance Buds and blossoms dried and used by women as perfume sachets. 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 52 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Other, Tools Curved rods used for fleshing and dehairing animal skins. 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 69 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Other, Tools Short transverse sticks affixed to poles and used to dislodge saguaro fruits from the shafts. 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 20 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Papago Other, Tools Stems peeled of bark and thorns and used to beat sheep hides to make them more pliable. 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 69 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima Fiber, Building Material Bushes dried, piled high and used as brush fences. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 90 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima Fiber, Furniture Branches used to make cradle frames. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 90 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima Food, Unspecified Beans formerly used for food. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 76 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima Other, Fuel Bushes dried and used for firewood. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 90 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Used to make bows. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 90 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 90 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Starvation Food Seeds used as 'starvation food.' Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Acacia greggii Gray Catclaw Acacia USDA ACGRG3 |
Seri Food, Porridge Beans ground into a meal, mixed with water or sea lion oil and eaten. Dawson, E. Yale, 1944, Some Ethnobotanical Notes on the Seri Indians, Desert Plant Life 9:133-138, page 136 |