Pinaceae Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
Apache, Mescalero - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 35
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Pinus edulis Engelm.
Scientific name: Pinus edulis Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIED (
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Common names: Twoneedle Pinyon
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Needles burned and smoke inhaled for colds.
RECRD: 45693 id: 27530