Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Skunkbush Sumac
Hopi - Other, Fuel
Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16
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Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (
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Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Dry shrub used as one of the four prescribed fuels for the kivas.
RECRD: 4713 id: 33133