Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big Sagebrush

Kawaiisu - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 13

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Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Seeds thrown into a fire to explode 'like firecrackers' during celebrations.

RECRD: 4161 id: 5642

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