Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
Greasewood
Hopi - Other, Cooking Tools
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 74
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Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (
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Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cooking Tools
Notes: Strong wood used to make stirring rods.
RECRD: 41449 id: 37139