Asteraceae Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
Navajo, Ramah - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 51
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Helianthus annuus L.
Scientific name: Helianthus annuus L.
USDA symbol: HEAN3 (
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Common names: Common Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Stem used to make Holyway Prayer stick.
RECRD: 10638 id: 16610