Malvaceae Gossypium hirsutum L.

Upland Cotton

Zuni - Fiber, Cordage

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 92

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Scientific name: Gossypium hirsutum L.
USDA symbol: GOHIH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Upland Cotton
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Cordage
Notes: Fuzz made into cords and used ceremonially.

RECRD: 32977 id: 16131

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