Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Cheyenne - Other, Musical Instrument

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Musical Instrument
Notes: Gum placed inside whistles and flutes to improve their sounds.

RECRD: 44662 id: 27939

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