Nyctaginaceae Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
Keres, Western - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
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Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: ABFR2 (
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Common names: Snowball Sand Verbena
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Flowers made into ceremonial necklaces.
RECRD: 30006 id: 351