Zygophyllaceae Larrea tridentata var. tridentata

Creosotebush

Papago - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 62

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Scientific name: Larrea tridentata var. tridentata
USDA symbol: LATRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Creosotebush
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Family (APG): Zygophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Wood used as the smaller of the two pieces of twisters used to make rope.

RECRD: 43655 id: 19686

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