Cucurbitaceae Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Bottle Gourd
Hopi - Other, Tools
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 93
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Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Scientific name: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
USDA symbol: LASI (
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Common names: Bottle Gourd
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Used as pottery scrapers.
RECRD: 41523 id: 19422