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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