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Celtis laevigata Willd.
Sugarberry
USDA CELAL
Comanche Food, Fruit
Fruits beaten to a pulp, mixed with fat, rolled into balls and roasted over fire.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 521
Celtis laevigata Willd.
Sugarberry
USDA CELAL
Houma Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of bark taken for sore throat.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57
Celtis laevigata Willd.
Sugarberry
USDA CELAL
Houma Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound decoction of bark with powdered shells taken for venereal disease.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57
Celtis laevigata Willd.
Sugarberry
USDA CELAL
Seminole Food, Unspecified
Plant used for food.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 489
Celtis laevigata Willd.
Sugarberry
USDA CELAL
Seminole Other, Tools
Plant used to make squirting tubes.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 489
Celtis laevigata var. brevipes (S. Wats.) Sarg.
Sugarberry
USDA CELAB
Yavapai Food, Unspecified
Ground, boiled and used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Acoma Food, Fruit
Berries extensively used as food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Acoma Food, Fruit
Berries extensively used as food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake
Fruit ground, caked and dried for winter use.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Fruit
Fruit eaten fresh.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Preserves
Fruit used to make jelly.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 46
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Havasupai Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
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 215
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Hualapai Food, Dried Food
Fruit dried for winter use.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 6
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Hualapai Food, Fruit
Fruit eaten fresh.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 6
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Laguna Food, Fruit
Berries extensively used as food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Laguna Food, Fruit
Berries extensively used as food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Navajo Dye, Red-Brown
Leaves and branches boiled into a dark brown or red dye for wool.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Navajo Food, Fruit
Berries ground and eaten.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Navajo Other, Tools
Wood used to make tubes for bellows.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used for indigestion.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 18
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Papago Fiber, Clothing
Bark used to make sandals.
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 49
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Papago Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Pueblo Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Pueblo Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
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
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Tewa Food, Fruit
Berries eaten.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 39
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L. Benson
Netleaf Hackberry
USDA CELAR
Tewa Other, Tools
Wood used to make handles for axes and hoes.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 39
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Dakota Food, Spice
Berries used to flavor meat.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Dakota Food, Spice
Dried fruit pounded to make a condiment used for seasoning meat in cooking.
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 362
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Houma Drug, Throat Aid
Decoction of bark taken for sore throat.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Houma Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound decoction of bark with powdered shells taken for venereal disease.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Iroquois Drug, Abortifacient
Decoction taken 'for suppressed menses in girls, cause: working in the sun.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy
Compound decoction taken by 'women when they catch cold with the menses.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of bark used as 'woman's medicine' and regulated menses.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Keres, Western Food, Fruit
Berries used extensively for food.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Kiowa Food, Fruit
Berries pounded into a paste like consistency, molded onto a stick and baked over an open fire.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Kiowa Other, Fuel
Wood used as fuel for the altar fire in the peyote ceremony.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 22
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Meskwaki Drug, Veterinary Aid
Inner bark fed to ponies as a conditioner.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 250
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Meskwaki Food, Porridge
Ground, hard berries made into a mush.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 265
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Omaha Food, Fruit
Berries used occasionally for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76
Celtis occidentalis L.
Common Hackberry
USDA CEOC
Pawnee Food, Fruit
Berries pounded fine, mixed with a little fat and parched corn and used for food.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76