Oleaceae Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats.
Singleleaf Ash
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 35
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Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats.
Scientific name: Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats.
USDA symbol: FRANA (
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Common names: Singleleaf Ash
Family: Oleaceae
Family (APG): Oleaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Seeds used in prayer for rain.
RECRD: 86335 id: 15217