Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
Navajo - Other, Sacred Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75
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Nicotiana tabacum L.
Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
USDA symbol: NITA (
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Common names: Cultivated Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Sacred Items
Notes: Sacred plant depicted with beans, corn & squash in the first sacred painting of the Mountain Chant.
RECRD: 3015 id: 23984