Capparaceae Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma (Torr. & Gray) Iltis

Sandyseed Clammyweed

Isleta - Other, Smoke Plant

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 38

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Scientific name: Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma (Torr. & Gray) Iltis
USDA symbol: PODOT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandyseed Clammyweed
Family: Capparaceae
Family (APG): Cleomaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Dried, rubbed leaves rolled in corn husks to make ceremonial cigarettes.

RECRD: 30695 id: 28720

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