Cupressaceae Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.

Oneseed Juniper

Navajo, Ramah - Other, Fuel

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 11

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Scientific name: Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: JUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oneseed Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Bark used as tinder for making ceremonial fire with fire drill.

RECRD: 10311 id: 18710

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