Solanaceae Lycium fremontii Gray
Fremont's Desertthorn
Papago - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
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 70
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Lycium fremontii Gray
Scientific name: Lycium fremontii Gray
USDA symbol: LYFR (
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Common names: Fremont's Desertthorn
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Used to make bows.
RECRD: 43674 id: 21416