Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Redstem Stork's Bill
Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29
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Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Scientific name: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
USDA symbol: ERCIC (
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Common names: Redstem Stork's Bill
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used on prayersticks.
RECRD: 42007 id: 14222