Polygonaceae Eriogonum insigne S. Wats.
Ladder Buckwheat
Kawaiisu - Other, Smoking Tools
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
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Eriogonum insigne S. Wats.
Scientific name: Eriogonum insigne S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ERIN10 (
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Common names: Ladder Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoking Tools
Notes: Stems used as a substitute for 'cane' as a pipe.
RECRD: 4227 id: 14050