Cupressaceae Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Common Juniper
Navajo, Ramah - Other, Smoke Plant
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 12
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Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
Scientific name: Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
USDA symbol: JUCOM2 (
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Common names: Common Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried fruits added to flavor tobacco.
RECRD: 10320 id: 18553