Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum Dougl.
Wax Currant
Havasupai - Other, Weapon
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 221
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Ribes cereum Dougl.
Scientific name: Ribes cereum Dougl.
USDA symbol: RICEC2 (
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Common names: Wax Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Weapon
Notes: Stems made into arrow shafts and used in war.
RECRD: 7252 id: 33401